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Intermediate Lake

📍 Antrim County, Michigan

Part of the Elk-Antrim chain of lakes. Crystal-clear water with excellent smallmouth bass and lake trout. Connected to Elk Lake.

682
Acres
75 ft
Max depth
42
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Intermediate Lake

Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Lake Trout Good
Salvelinus namaycush
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Walleye Fair
Sander vitreus
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
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
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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📋 Intermediate Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 13, 2006 Walleye 45,000 1.4"
Jun 27, 2002 Walleye 47,411 1.6"
Jun 20, 1997 Walleye 26,850 1.7"
Jun 15, 1997 Walleye 43,200 1.1"
Jun 16, 1995 Walleye 20,000 1.5"
Jun 15, 1995 Walleye 25,300 1.5"
Jun 18, 1992 Walleye 45,000 1.6"
Jun 21, 1989 Walleye 25,000 1.8"
Jul 12, 1979 Walleye 300 —

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📅 Best Time to Fish Intermediate Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Intermediate Lake Access
📍 Intermediate Lake Rd, Central Lake, MI 49622
Gravel ramp Fee: Yes 10 parking spots
Vault toilet, AIS signage, Accessible parking, Accessible restrooms
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📏 Fishing Regulations

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🌤 Current Intermediate Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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