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Stony Lake

📍 Oceana County, Michigan

West Michigan lake with good fishing and access to Lake Michigan tributaries. Northern pike and largemouth bass in weedy bays.

650
Acres
18 ft
Max depth
44
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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📊 Fishing Pressure

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🐟 Fish Species in Stony Lake

Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Chinook Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Lake Trout Good
Salvelinus namaycush
Largemouth Bass Good
Micropterus salmoides
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
White Crappie Good
Pomoxis annularis
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Brown Bullhead Good
Ameiurus nebulosus
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
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
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Finescale Dace Good
Phoxinus neogaeus
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
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
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Slimy Sculpin Good
Cottus cognatus
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Stony Lake Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity Size
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Jun 4, 2014 Yellow Perch 1,600 6.3"
Jun 4, 2014 Bluegill 2,400 3.0"
Jun 4, 2014 Fathead Minnow 20,000 2.9"
Jun 11, 2001 Lake Trout 63,600 6.8"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Stony Lake

Combined bite activity across all 44 species in this lake.

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⚓ Boat Launches

Stony Lake Township Access
📍 Stony Lake Rd, Shelby, MI 49455
Paved ramp Free 20 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 Stony Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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