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

Active Right Now

Lake Mary

Recently stocked · Menominee County

Manistee River

Recently stocked · Wexford County

Escanaba River

Recently stocked · Delta County

East Branch Ontonagon River

Recently stocked · Iron County

Most Stocked Lakes

Lake Michigan

Allegan County

2,800 events

Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron

Cheboygan County

2,579 events

Lake Michigan

Antrim County

2,487 events

Manistee River

Wexford County

1,459 events

Manistee River

Crawford County

1,185 events

Browse by Region

Alger 49 Baraga 8 Chippewa 31 Delta 30 Dickinson 40 Gogebic 19 Houghton 8 Iron 95 Keweenaw 6 Luce 23 Mackinac 33 Marquette 47 Menominee 13 Ontonagon 4 Schoolcraft 60

Alcona 26 Alpena 12 Antrim 13 Benzie 10 Charlevoix 10 Cheboygan 27 Clare 17 Crawford 22 Emmet 17 Grand Traverse 16 Iosco 14 Kalkaska 10 Lake 11 Leelanau 11 Manistee 10 Mason 14 Missaukee 5 Montmorency 26 Ogemaw 13 Osceola 11 Oscoda 12 Otsego 20 Presque Isle 24 Roscommon 7 Wexford 7

Allegan 22 Barry 12 Bay 4 Berrien 11 Branch 13 Calhoun 17 Cass 10 Clinton 2 Eaton 3 Genesee 9 Gratiot 3 Hillsdale 8 Huron 5 Ingham 3 Ionia 8 Isabella 3 Jackson 16 Kalamazoo 13 Kent 18 Lapeer 12 Lenawee 2 Livingston 8 Macomb 3 Mecosta 10 Midland 6 Monroe 2 Montcalm 10 Muskegon 13 Newaygo 17 Oakland 36 Oceana 13 Ottawa 11 Saginaw 4 Sanilac 2 Shiawassee 2 St. Clair 5 St. Joseph 16 Tuscola 3 Van Buren 18 Washtenaw 10 Wayne 6

Fish species

Benny Lake

Brook Trout Rainbow Trout Splake

View lake →

📦11 🐟3

Big Island Lake

Schoolcraft

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +31 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟35

Boney Falls Basin

Delta

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +34 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟38

Cub Lake

Kalkaska

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +28 more

Cub Lake is a fishing water in Kalkaska County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟32 ⚓1

Garver Lake

Muskellunge

View lake →

📦11 🐟1

Gibson Lake

Iron

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +33 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟37

Glidden Lake

Iron

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +31 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟35 ⚓1

Hall Lake

Brown Trout Channel Catfish Flathead Catfish Largemouth Bass +1 more

View lake →

📦11 🐟5

Hardwood Impoundment

Dickinson

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +35 more

Hardwood Impoundment is a fishing water in Dickinson County, Michigan (Northern Lake Michigan management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟39

Howe Lake

Brown Trout Rainbow Trout

View lake →

📦11 🐟2

Hunters Brook

Brook Trout

View lake →

📦11 🐟1

Lake James

Black Crappie Bluegill Fathead Minnow Hybrid Sunfish +1 more

View lake →

📦11 🐟5

Lake Nicolet

Chippewa

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Brown Bullhead +36 more

Lake Nicolet is a fishing water in Chippewa County, Michigan (Northern Lake Huron management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟40

Monocle Lake

Chippewa

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Central Mudminnow +31 more

Monocle Lake is a fishing water in Chippewa County, Michigan (Lake Superior management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟35

Ninth Street (Alpena) Imp. (Lake Besser)

Muskellunge Walleye

View lake →

📦11 🐟2

Ransom Lake

Bluegill Channel Catfish Northern Pike Rainbow Trout +1 more

View lake →

📦11 🐟5

Robinson Lake

Newaygo

Black Crappie Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow +40 more

Robinson Lake is a fishing water in Newaygo County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟44

Robinson Lake

Iron

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +31 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟35

Rush Lake

Montmorency

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +29 more

Rush Lake is a fishing water in Montmorency County, Michigan (Northern Lake Huron management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟33

Saginaw Bay

Arenac

Atlantic Salmon Bloater Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +37 more

Saginaw Bay is a fishing water in Arenac County, Michigan (Southern Lake Huron management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟41

Saginaw Bay

Bay

Atlantic Salmon Bloater Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +30 more

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

View lake →

📦11 🐟34

South Lake

Washtenaw

Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +28 more

South Lake is a fishing water in Washtenaw County, Michigan (Lake Erie management unit).

View lake →

📦11 🐟32 ⚓1

Walker Lake

Black Crappie Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Rainbow Trout

View lake →

📦11 🐟4

Barlow Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Smallmouth Bass Walleye

View lake →

📦10 🐟3

Page 24 of 53 · 1,255 lakes total (rivers, creeks, and ponds are under Water type)

Common Questions

Our database lists 1,992 Michigan lakes, ponds, and water bodies. 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 2,800 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.

Michigan Lake Finder