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Walloon Lake

📍 Charlevoix County, Michigan

Exceptionally clear deep lake with crystal blue water. Ernest Hemingway's boyhood lake. Outstanding smallmouth bass and lake trout fishery.

📋 Last stocked 39 days ago
4,250
Acres
115 ft
Max depth
52
Fish species
2
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Walloon Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Lake Trout Good
Salvelinus namaycush
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Muskellunge Fair
Esox masquinongy
Walleye Fair
Sander vitreus
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Cisco Fair
Coregonus artedi
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
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
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
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
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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📋 Walloon Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 20, 2016 Fathead Minnow 60,000 2.0"
Jun 14, 2016 Walleye 34,983 1.7"
May 3, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,250 7.9"
Oct 17, 2015 Walleye 1,600 2.4"
May 11, 2015 Yellow Perch 480 4.0"
May 11, 2015 Hybrid Sunfish 200 6.0"
Apr 23, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,400 6.4"
Oct 23, 2014 Walleye 520 5.5"
Jun 18, 2014 Walleye 41,552 1.8"
Apr 24, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,300 7.1"
Apr 29, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,500 7.0"
Jun 13, 2012 Walleye 26,117 2.3"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Walloon Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Walloon Lake Access
📍 Walloon Lake Rd, Walloon Lake, MI 49796
Paved ramp Free 25 parking spots
Dock
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Walloon Lake Village Launch
📍 Walloon Village Rd, Walloon Lake, MI 49796
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Dock -- historic Hemingway country
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📏 Fishing Regulations

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

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🔗 Resources

📋 DNR Stocking Database 📖 Michigan Fishing Guide (PDF) 🗺 View on Map 📍 Google Maps 🎣 Log a catch here