Clear, deep Newaygo County lake with trophy walleye and largemouth bass. MDNR stocks walleye annually.
| Species | Population | Best technique |
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Micropterus salmoides
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Plastic worms, crankbaits, topwater frogs near lily pads | |
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Sander vitreus
MDNR stocked annually
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Jigs with minnows, crawler harnesses, trolling crankbaits | |
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Lepomis macrochirus
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Worms, crickets, small spinners near docks and weeds | |
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Salvelinus fontinalis
Cold, clear water — native brook trout
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Small spinners, dry flies, wet flies, small worms ÔÇö match the hatch in clear streams | |
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Lota lota
Deep water -- best through the ice at night
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Large tube jigs, jigging spoons, and smelt or sucker meat fished on bottom through the ice at night. Best action after dark near river mouths and rocky lake structure. Tip-ups with live smelt are also | |
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Ambloplites rupestris
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Small jigs, spinners, crayfish imitations | |
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Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
MDNR stocked -- check stocking report for your lake
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Same techniques as lake trout and brook trout -- jigging spoons in deep water, trolling with downriggers, and ice fishing with large tube jigs and spoons near bottom in deep water | |
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Perca flavescens
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Small jigs tipped with minnow or waxworm, small spinners, ice fishing with teardrops and waxworms | |
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Coregonus artedi
Michigan Threatened -- handle carefully, report catches to MDNR
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Ice fishing with small spoons and jigging lures at thermocline depth; fall trolling near river mouths with small spoons |