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Ore Lake

📍 Livingston County, Michigan

Southeast Michigan lake with good largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappie populations. Quiet and not overly pressured.

🐟 Stocked 24 days ago
233
Acres
52 ft
Max depth
43
Fish species
1
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Ore Lake

Largemouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus salmoides
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Channel Catfish Fair
Ictalurus punctatus
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
Longnose Gar Good
Lepisosteus osseus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
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
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
Redfin Shiner Good
Lythrurus umbratilis
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Chub Good
Macrhybopsis storeriana
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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📋 Ore Lake Stocking Records

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May 21, 2002 Northern Pike 5,025 1.4"
Nov 19, 2001 Walleye 13,824 4.4"
Nov 10, 1999 Walleye 136 10.2"
Nov 10, 1999 Walleye 14,554 4.5"
Oct 2, 1997 Redear Sunfish 20,295 2.0"
Sep 30, 1997 Redear Sunfish 49,907 2.5"
Sep 28, 1995 Redear Sunfish 75,000 2.0"
Sep 15, 1993 Walleye 1,750 5.5"
Oct 4, 1991 Muskellunge 2,000 8.8"
Sep 19, 1989 Muskellunge 2,000 9.5"
Oct 5, 1987 Muskellunge 1,600 10.0"
Aug 13, 1985 Muskellunge 1,200 7.3"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Ore Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Ore Lake County Access
📍 Ore Lake Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
Paved ramp Fee: County fee 30 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 Ore Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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