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Lake St. Helen

📍 Roscommon County, Michigan

Large Roscommon County lake near Houghton Lake. Consistent walleye and largemouth bass fishery with good shore fishing access.

2,600

Acres

42 ft

Max depth

46

Fish species

2

Boat launches

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Public access

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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Lake St. Helen

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Lepomis macrochirus

Micropterus salmoides

Pomoxis annularis

Perca flavescens

Dorosoma cepedianum

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Coregonus artedi

Ameiurus nebulosus

Lepomis cyanellus

Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus

Lepomis gibbosus

Pimephales notatus

Labidesthes sicculus

Culaea inconstans

Luxilus cornutus

Myoxocephalus thompsonii

Notropis atherinoides

Pimephales promelas

Phoxinus neogaeus

Moxostoma erythrurum

Carassius auratus

Couesius plumbeus

Etheostoma microperca

Catostomus catostomus

Notropis volucellus

Pungitius pungitius

Margariscus nachtriebi

Carpiodes cyprinus

Notropis stramineus

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Moxostoma anisurum

Cottus cognatus

Cyprinella spiloptera

Notropis hudsonius

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Percopsis omiscomaycus

Fundulus diaphanus

Catostomus commersonii

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📋 Lake St. Helen Stocking Records

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Oct 22, 2013	Walleye	1,420	8.0"
Jun 12, 2013	Walleye	226,246	1.5"
Jun 21, 2011	Walleye	203,849	2.0"
Jul 13, 2007	Bluegill	950	3.0"
Jun 29, 2007	Bluegill	700	5.0"
Aug 4, 2006	Hybrid Sunfish	1,600	5.0"
Jun 12, 2006	Walleye	102,885	1.9"
Jun 8, 2006	Walleye	50,544	2.0"
Sep 9, 2005	Bluegill	2,400	2.0"
Aug 5, 2004	Bluegill	500	3.0"
Jul 31, 2004	Hybrid Sunfish	1,500	3.5"
Jul 27, 2004	Bluegill	1,500	3.5"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Lake St. Helen

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⚓ Boat Launches

Lake St. Helen DNR Access

📍 St. Helen Rd, St. Helen, MI 48656

Paved ramp Free 40 parking spots

Restrooms, dock

St. Helen Township Launch

📍 Old M-76, St. Helen, MI 48656

Paved ramp Free 113 parking spots

Vault toilet, Boating pier

📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.

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48 species 9,600 ac

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🌤 Current Lake St. Helen Conditions

🔗 Resources

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