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Cheboygan Lake

📍 Cheboygan County, Michigan

Part of the Inland Waterway. Good walleye, perch, and bass fishing. Gateway to the Cheboygan River system.

640
Acres
17 ft
Max depth
42
Fish species
2
Boat launches
Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Cheboygan Lake

Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Lake Sturgeon Fair
Acipenser fulvescens
Smallmouth Bass Fair
Micropterus dolomieu
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Freshwater Drum Good
Aplodinotus grunniens
Round Goby Good
Neogobius melanostomus
Sea Lamprey Good
Petromyzon marinus
White Perch Good
Morone americana
Sauger Poor
Sander canadensis
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Brook Stickleback Good
Culaea inconstans
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Finescale Dace Good
Phoxinus neogaeus
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
Least Darter Good
Etheostoma microperca
Longnose Sucker Good
Catostomus catostomus
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Mottled Sculpin Good
Cottus bairdii
Ninespine Stickleback Good
Pungitius pungitius
Northern Pearl Dace Good
Margariscus nachtriebi
Northern Redbelly Dace Good
Phoxinus eos
Pugnose Shiner Good
Notropis anogenus
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Slimy Sculpin Good
Cottus cognatus
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Cheboygan Lake Stocking Records

No stocking records on file for this lake. This does not mean the lake is unstocked — check the Michigan DNR Stocking Database for the most current records.

📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Cheboygan Lake

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Boat Launches

📍 100 N Main St, Cheboygan, MI 49721
Paved ramp Free 50 parking spots
Restrooms, dock, fish cleaning station
📍 4490 Beach Rd, Cheboygan, MI 49721
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 40 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping

📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Cheboygan Lake Conditions

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