Search Michigan Fishing Lakes — DNR Stocking Records, Species & Boat Launches

Thousand Island Lake sits in Gogebic County in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula, managed under the Lake Superior unit. Surrounded by the Ottawa National Forest, it provides excellent fishing for Walleye, Northern Pike, and Largemouth Bass in a remote, undeveloped setting.

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Wamplers Lake

Muskellunge Redear Sunfish Walleye

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Arnold Lake

Clare

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +32 more

Arnold Lake is a fishing water in Clare County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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Cable Lake

Iron

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +35 more

Cable Lake is a fishing water in Iron County, Michigan (Northern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Clark Lake

Redear Sunfish Walleye

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Dana Lake

Delta

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +32 more

Dana Lake is a fishing water in Delta County, Michigan (Northern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Dean Lake

Largemouth Bass Muskellunge

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Dumont Lake

Allegan

Blackstripe Topminnow Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Central Mudminnow +28 more

Dumont Lake is a fishing water in Allegan County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Fine Lake

Redear Sunfish Walleye

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Lac La Belle

Keweenaw

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Central Mudminnow +34 more

Lac La Belle is a small inland lake in Keweenaw County on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, connected to Lake Superior via a short canal. It offers access to both inland and Great Lakes fishing and is a landmark of the remote Upper Peninsula copper country.

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Lake Brownwood

Walleye

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Legion (Pine) Lake

Brook Trout Rainbow Trout Splake

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Littlefield

Isabella

Black Crappie Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow +33 more

Littlefield is a fishing water in Isabella County, Michigan (Southern Lake Huron management unit).

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North Pauls Lake

Brook Trout

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South Pauls Lake

Brook Trout

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Wall Lake

Walleye

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Whitmore Lake

Livingston

Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +28 more

Whitmore Lake is a fishing water in Livingston County, Michigan (Lake Erie management unit).

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Big Clinton Lake

Black Crappie Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass Rainbow Trout +2 more

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Eagle Lake

Allegan

Black Crappie Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow +33 more

Eagle Lake is a fishing water in Allegan County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Gravel Lake

Van Buren

Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +29 more

Gravel Lake is a fishing water in Van Buren County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Grid 1423

Brook Trout Lake Trout Walleye

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Gulliver Lake

Schoolcraft

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +31 more

Gulliver Lake is a fishing water in Schoolcraft County, Michigan (Northern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Lake Ferdelman

Presque Isle

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +28 more

Lake Ferdelman is a fishing water in Presque Isle County, Michigan (Northern Lake Huron management unit).

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Common Questions

Michigan has over 2,019 documented lakes, ponds, and water bodies in our database. Combined with four of the five Great Lakes and over 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, Michigan offers more freshwater fishing access than virtually anywhere else in the country.

Lake Michigan in Allegan County leads with 2,696 recorded stocking events in the DNR database. Lakes with long stocking histories are generally excellent targets for trout, salmon, and walleye.

The Michigan DNR stocks over a dozen species in inland lakes — primarily rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, chinook salmon, coho salmon, walleye, and muskellunge. Each lake page on this site shows its full stocking history by species and year.

Use the search and filters above to narrow by county, fish species, or lake name. Lake cards show stocking event counts, species present, and boat launch availability. Sorting by stocking count surfaces the most actively managed fisheries.

Yes. The Michigan DNR publishes fish stocking records as public data. This site aggregates that data and makes it searchable by lake, county, species, and year. Historical records are available to all visitors.

Not always. Many Michigan lakes have public shore fishing access, county parks, and DNR boating access sites with bank fishing areas. Each lake page lists available boat launches, including carry-in access points suitable for kayaks and canoes.

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