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Big Blue Lake

📍 Muskegon County, Michigan

Clear Muskegon County lake. Good smallmouth bass and walleye. Less developed than neighboring lakes.

620
Acres
55 ft
Max depth
46
Fish species
1
Boat launches
✓
Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Big Blue Lake

Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout Good
Salvelinus fontinalis
Lake Trout Good
Salvelinus namaycush
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Rainbow Trout Good
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Splake Good
Salvelinus fontinalis x namaycush
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
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Hybrid Sunfish Good
Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
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
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
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
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
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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📋 Big Blue Lake Stocking Records

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Apr 26, 2022 Lake Trout 1,257 5.4"
Apr 5, 2021 Lake Trout 720 5.5"
Apr 1, 2020 Lake Trout 718 5.6"
Oct 15, 2019 Walleye 1,000 6.5"
Jun 5, 2019 Walleye 25,284 1.1"
Apr 25, 2019 Lake Trout 899 5.4"
Oct 30, 2018 Walleye 1,571 6.0"
Oct 26, 2018 Black Crappie 200 2.6"
Oct 10, 2018 Walleye 1,100 6.5"
May 7, 2018 Yellow Perch 700 5.7"
May 7, 2018 Rainbow Trout 325 10.4"
May 2, 2018 Lake Trout 448 6.1"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Big Blue Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Big Blue Lake DNR Access
📍 Blue Lake Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445
Paved ramp Free 25 parking spots
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 Big Blue Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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