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Lake Michigamme

📍 Marquette County, Michigan

Remote UP gem near Michigamme village. Excellent lake trout and walleye fishery with wild shoreline. Gateway to the Ottawa National Forest.

4,149
Acres
77 ft
Max depth
56
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 Michigamme

Lake Trout Excellent
Salvelinus namaycush
Walleye Excellent
Sander vitreus
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Muskellunge Fair
Esox masquinongy
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Round Whitefish Good
Prosopium cylindraceum
Alewife Good
Alosa pseudoharengus
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Lake Whitefish Good
Coregonus clupeaformis
Pink Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Round Goby Good
Neogobius melanostomus
Sea Lamprey Good
Petromyzon marinus
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
Kiyi Good
Coregonus kiyi
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
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
Pygmy Whitefish Good
Prosopium coulteri
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Ruffe Good
Gymnocephalus cernua
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Shortjaw Cisco Good
Coregonus zenithicus
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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📋 Lake Michigamme Stocking Records

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13 recent stocking records locked — subscribe to see the full history. Fishing+ — $4.99/mo
May 11, 2005 Lake Trout 4,086 6.6"
May 11, 2005 Lake Trout 10,098 5.9"
May 10, 2005 Splake 6,328 7.2"
May 10, 2005 Splake 10,636 7.2"
May 10, 2005 Lake Trout 13,990 5.9"
May 10, 2005 Splake 9,339 7.2"
Feb 1, 2005 Brook Trout 2,350 5.8"
Feb 1, 2005 Brook Trout 1,985 5.5"
Jan 25, 2005 Brook Trout 3,038 5.5"
Jan 25, 2005 Brook Trout 3,057 5.8"
Oct 20, 2004 Lake Trout 29,649 4.7"
Jun 2, 2004 Lake Trout 40,768 2.5"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Lake Michigamme

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⚓ Boat Launches

Lake Michigamme Access
📍 M-28, Champion, MI 49814
Gravel ramp Free 15 parking spots
Basic access
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Michigamme Village Launch
📍 M-28, Michigamme, MI 49861
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Dock
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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 Lake Michigamme Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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