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

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Most Stocked Lakes

Lake Michigan

Allegan County

2,696 events

Cheboygan harbor, Lake Huron

Cheboygan County

2,543 events

Lake Michigan

Antrim County

2,487 events

Manistee River

Wexford County

1,453 events

Manistee River

Crawford County

1,185 events

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Alger 49 Baraga 8 Chippewa 31 Delta 31 Dickinson 40 Gogebic 20 Houghton 8 Iron 95 Keweenaw 7 Luce 23 Mackinac 33 Marquette 47 Menominee 13 Ontonagon 4 Schoolcraft 60

Alcona 26 Alpena 12 Antrim 14 Benzie 10 Charlevoix 10 Cheboygan 27 Clare 19 Crawford 32 Emmet 19 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 11 Midland 6 Monroe 2 Montcalm 15 Muskegon 16 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

Keyhole Lake-West

Brook Trout

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Lake 29

Rainbow Trout

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Lake Huron - Rogers City

Chinook Salmon

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Lake Minnewanna

Lapeer

Black Crappie Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow +27 more

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

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Lavender Lake

Alger

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Central Mudminnow +29 more

Lavender Lake is a fishing water in Alger County, Michigan (Lake Superior management unit).

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Little Croton Impoundment

Smallmouth Bass Walleye

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Little Glen Lake

Leelanau

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Central Mudminnow +30 more

Little Glen Lake is a fishing water in Leelanau County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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Maxfield Lake

Black Crappie Hybrid Sunfish Yellow Perch

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Meauwataka Lake

Rainbow Trout

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Mud Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike

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Muleshoe Lake, North

Largemouth Bass

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O'Neil Lake

Brook Trout

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Quarton Lake

Channel Catfish Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass

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Ryan Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Walleye

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Saddle Lake

Northern Pike

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Sandy Lake

Houghton

Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback +33 more

Sandy Lake is a fishing water in Houghton County, Michigan (Lake Superior management unit).

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Shay Lake

Black Crappie Channel Catfish Hybrid Sunfish

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Storey Lake

Rainbow Trout

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Sugden Lake

Hybrid Sunfish Largemouth Bass Yellow Perch

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Sundog Lake

Bluegill Pumpkinseed Yellow Perch

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Tote Road Lake

Fathead Minnow Rainbow Trout Yellow Perch

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Wabascon Lake

Calhoun

Black Crappie Blackstripe Topminnow Bluegill Bluntnose Minnow +27 more

Wabascon Lake is a fishing water in Calhoun County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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Ward Lake

Luce

Bluntnose Minnow Brook Silverside Brook Stickleback Brook Trout +31 more

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

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Winnewana Impoundment

Bluegill Fathead Minnow Largemouth Bass

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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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