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Magician Lake

📍 Cass County, Michigan

Cass County lake in the Chain-O-Lakes area. Trophy largemouth bass and good walleye. Part of a connected chain of lakes.

755
Acres
38 ft
Max depth
49
Fish species
1
Boat launches
✓
Public access


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🐟 Fish Species in Magician Lake

Flathead Catfish Good
Pylodictis olivaris
Largemouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus salmoides
Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
White Crappie Good
Pomoxis annularis
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Northern Pike Fair
Esox lucius
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Orangespotted Sunfish Good
Lepomis humilis
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Warmouth Good
Lepomis gulosus
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Brown Bullhead Good
Ameiurus nebulosus
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
Grass Pickerel Fair
Esox americanus vermiculatus
Yellow Bullhead Fair
Ameiurus natalis
Bigmouth Buffalo Good
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo Good
Ictiobus niger
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
Pirate Perch Good
Aphredoderus sayanus
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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📋 Magician Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 10, 1993 Walleye 22,056 1.5"
Jun 17, 1991 Walleye 21,450 1.7"
Jun 20, 1989 Walleye 8,532 1.7"
Jun 21, 1987 Walleye 8,652 1.9"
Jun 18, 1986 Walleye 8,806 1.9"
Jun 6, 1985 Walleye 8,725 0.7"
Jun 29, 1984 Walleye 10,000 1.8"
Jul 26, 1983 Walleye 3,500 —
Oct 29, 1982 Walleye 4,500 —
Apr 29, 1982 Walleye 1,000,000 0.3"
Apr 17, 1981 Walleye 1,000,000 0.3"
May 2, 1979 Walleye 1,000,000 0.3"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Magician Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Magician Lake Access
📍 Magician Lake Rd, Dowagiac, MI 49047
Paved ramp Free 25 parking spots
Dock
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📏 Fishing Regulations

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🌤 Current Magician Lake Weather Conditions

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