Lake Profile

Lincoln Lake in northeastern Kent County has the prestigious honor of producing the state record black crappie. The fish was caught way back in 1947 by Frank Lee. It weighed an impressive 4.12 pounds. No

Gladwin County’s Wiggins Lake is often overlooked by anglers, but certainly deserves a second peek. A state-sponsored walleye stocking program coupled with a healthy panfish fishery, keeps anglers plying the waters of this 345-acre impoundment

Sugarloaf is a relatively oval-shaped lake nestled in west-central Washtenaw County inside the Waterloo Recreation Area. It features 205 acres of surface area. The maximum depth is 20 feet, in a hole in the middle

State fisheries officials revived the trout stocking program in Big Twin in 2023 and hope anglers will now target them. In 2023, DNR Fisheries Division personnel stocked Big Twin with 9,270 rainbow trout that averaged

The main requirements for a lake to support trout are that it must be deep and have oxygenated water in those depths. And that deep water must stay cool enough during the summer for trout

“Despite having issues with stunting in the past, the panfish populations of Pickerel Lake currently exhibit good size-structure… Native predator species like largemouth bass and northern pike were well-represented in the catch and showed satisfactory

Walleyes haven’t been planted in Isabella County’s Coldwater Lake since 2018, but anglers are still catching a lot of nice sized ’eyes.
“A few years back the DNR truck broke down, and they had

A healthy and diverse population of warmwater game fish, supplemented by a stocked walleye fishery, helps Union Lake holds its own. In a county that features 358 lakes and abundant fishing opportunity, that’s no easy

Michigan’s record yellow perch – a whopping 21-inch, 3-pound 12-ouncer – was caught in Lake Independence in the Upper Peninsula’s Marquette County by George Slutter back in 1947. That record stands today, 77 years later.<br