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Pickerel Lake

📍 Newaygo County, Michigan

Clear, deep Newaygo County lake with trophy walleye and largemouth bass. MDNR stocks walleye annually.

840
Acres
62 ft
Max depth
56
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Pickerel Lake

Largemouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus salmoides
Walleye Excellent
Sander vitreus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Lake Herring Good
Coregonus artedi
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Cisco Fair
Coregonus artedi
Blackstripe Topminnow Good
Fundulus notatus
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
Ghost Shiner Good
Notropis buchanani
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
Lake Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon sucetta
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 Minnow Good
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Redfin Shiner Good
Lythrurus umbratilis
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Chub Good
Macrhybopsis storeriana
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
Spotted Sucker Good
Minytrema melanops
Starhead Topminnow Good
Fundulus dispar
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
Western Creek Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon oblongus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Pickerel Lake Stocking Records

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13 recent stocking records locked — subscribe to see the full history. Fishing+ — $4.99/mo
Oct 30, 2018 Walleye 1,757 6.0"
May 2, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,700 7.1"
Jul 12, 2017 Walleye 2,817 1.7"
Jun 2, 2017 Walleye 15,404 1.3"
Apr 19, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,749 7.2"
May 10, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,500 6.1"
Jun 30, 2015 Walleye 22,189 2.1"
Jun 3, 2015 Walleye 16,289 1.5"
Apr 21, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,599 6.5"
May 6, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,470 7.1"
May 30, 2013 Walleye 17,865 1.4"
Apr 25, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,500 6.9"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Pickerel Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Pickerel Lake Newaygo Access
📍 Pickerel Lake Ave, White Cloud, MI 49349
Paved ramp Free 25 parking spots
Restrooms, 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 Pickerel Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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