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Crooked Lake

📍 Emmet County, Michigan

Crystal-clear northern Michigan lake. Small but holds trophy lake trout and exceptional smallmouth bass. Part of the Inland Waterway chain.

650
Acres
90 ft
Max depth
49
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Crooked Lake

Lake Trout Excellent
Salvelinus namaycush
Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
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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📋 Crooked Lake Stocking Records

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Apr 28, 2006 Brown Trout 1,200 7.8"
Nov 10, 2005 Northern Pike 63 10.5"
Jun 13, 2005 Walleye 5,038 1.5"
Jun 14, 2004 Walleye 27,595 1.3"
May 5, 2004 Brown Trout 1,000 6.8"
Jun 24, 2003 Walleye 7,150 1.4"
May 22, 2003 Muskellunge 7 30.0"
Oct 2, 2002 Muskellunge 560 12.1"
May 8, 2002 Brown Trout 1,130 7.1"
May 22, 2001 Splake 1,360 7.9"
Oct 5, 2000 Muskellunge 641 11.4"
Sep 21, 2000 Walleye 1,025 7.0"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Crooked Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Crooked Lake Access
📍 Crooked Lake Dr, Alanson, MI 49706
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
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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 Crooked Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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