← Presque Isle County

Onaway Lake

📍 Presque Isle County, Michigan

Known as the muskellunge capital of Michigan. Shallow, weedy structure ideal for muskie. Also holds excellent walleye.

2,500
Acres
36 ft
Max depth
37
Fish species
2
Boat launches
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Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Onaway Lake

Atlantic Salmon Good
Salmo salar
Muskellunge Excellent
Esox masquinongy
Walleye Excellent
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Northern Pike Fair
Esox lucius
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
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
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
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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📋 Onaway 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 Onaway Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Onaway City Launch
📍 N M-211, Onaway, MI 49765
Paved ramp Free 25 parking spots
Restrooms, dock
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Onaway State Park Launch
📍 3622 N M-211, Onaway, MI 49765
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 50 parking spots
Restrooms, camping, fish cleaning station
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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 Onaway Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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