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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

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Crawford County

1,185 events

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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

O'Neal Lake

Channel Catfish Fathead Minnow Hybrid Sunfish

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Sebewaing

Huron

Blackstripe Topminnow Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Central Mudminnow +29 more

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

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Thread Lake

Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Muskellunge

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Thumb Lake (Louise Lake)

Charlevoix

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +32 more

Thumb Lake (Louise Lake) is a fishing water in Charlevoix County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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Toms Lake

Black Crappie Largemouth Bass

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Triangle Lake

Alger

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +33 more

Triangle Lake is a fishing water in Alger County, Michigan (Northern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Triangle Lake

Schoolcraft

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +31 more

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

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Waco Lake

Smallmouth Bass

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Yellow Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Yellow Perch

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Arbutus Lake

Grand Traverse 510 ac 56ft

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Brook Trout +37 more

Small, very clear Grand Traverse County lake. Outstanding smallmouth bass and rainbow trout. Near Traverse City.

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Bear (Hardgrove) Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Walleye

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Bennett Springs Lake

Brook Trout

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Big Bass Lake

Lake

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +29 more

Big Bass Lake is a fishing water in Lake County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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Big Bass Lake

Otsego

Black Crappie Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside +32 more

Big Bass Lake is a fishing water in Otsego County, Michigan (Northern Lake Huron management unit).

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Blind Sucker Flooding

Luce

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Central Mudminnow +30 more

Blind Sucker Flooding is a fishing water in Luce County, Michigan (Lake Superior management unit).

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Bristol Lake

Walleye

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Brower Lake

Black Crappie Fathead Minnow Walleye

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Bruin Lake

Redear Sunfish

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Conway Lake

Walleye

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Cooks Run

Iron

American Brook Lamprey Barred Fantail Darter Bigmouth Shiner Blacknose Shiner +68 more

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

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Cool Lake

Fathead Minnow Hybrid Sunfish Yellow Perch

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Deadmans Lake

Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass

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Dewey Lake

Black Crappie Walleye Yellow Perch

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Elbow Lake

Fathead Minnow Hybrid Sunfish Walleye

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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.

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