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Portage Lake

📍 Washtenaw County, Michigan

Southeast Michigan lake near Ann Arbor. Good largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappie. Multiple public access points.

🐟 Stocked 24 days ago
800
Acres
25 ft
Max depth
49
Fish species
2
Boat launches
✓
Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Portage Lake

Lake Trout Excellent
Salvelinus namaycush
Smallmouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus dolomieu
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout Good
Salmo trutta
Channel Catfish Good
Ictalurus punctatus
Chinook Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
White Crappie Good
Pomoxis annularis
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Brown Bullhead Good
Ameiurus nebulosus
Common Carp Good
Cyprinus carpio
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Longnose Gar Good
Lepisosteus osseus
Grass Pickerel Fair
Esox americanus vermiculatus
Blackstripe Topminnow Good
Fundulus notatus
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Ghost Shiner Good
Notropis buchanani
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon sucetta
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
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
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Spotted Sucker Good
Minytrema melanops
Starhead Topminnow Good
Fundulus dispar
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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📋 Portage Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 22, 2021 Walleye 47,685 1.6"
Jun 18, 2021 Walleye 85,097 1.7"
Jun 15, 2021 Walleye 47,739 1.7"
Jun 3, 2021 Walleye 59,455 1.2"
Jul 3, 2019 Walleye 59,339 1.7"
Jun 27, 2019 Walleye 41,418 1.7"
Jun 18, 2019 Walleye 17,605 1.3"
Jun 14, 2019 Walleye 34,324 1.3"
May 28, 2019 Walleye 1,000,000 0.4"
Oct 10, 2018 Walleye 556 7.6"
Oct 10, 2018 Walleye 1,108 7.6"
Jun 21, 2018 Walleye 54,394 2.3"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Portage Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Pinckney Recreation Area Launch
📍 Silver Hill Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 60 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, hiking
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Portage Lake County Park Launch
📍 4775 Dexter-Pinckney Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169
Paved ramp Fee: County fee 40 parking spots
Restrooms, picnic area
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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 Portage Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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