Lake Profile

If you’re looking for a meal rather than a limit, and a relatively quiet lake rather than a rambunctious one, Benzie County’s Lower Herring Lake is worth checking out.
“Lower Herring Lake has a

A rustic ambiance and good populations of panfish make Alcona County’s Jewell Lake a gem for anglers.
It’s a good lake to take kids fishing because the panfish populations are robust with good numbers

With a diverse warmwater fishery that includes good numbers and sizes of largemouth bass, panfish, and northern pike, Bennett Lake is typical of most inland lakes in southern Michigan.
As part of a small

Most walleye stocking events on Michigan inland lakes consists of planting spring fingerlings. Many of these tiny fish, which usually average between 1 and 2 inches in length, often are gobbled up by predators in

If you’re looking for an inland lake where you can chase bass in the Upper Peninsula, your options are relatively limited. However, if you’re headed to Houghton County, Otter Lake might be just what the

With 4,001 acres of fishable surface water, South Manistique Lake in Mackinac County supports a robust and diverse fishery.
It’s no secret that South Manistique is a hot spot for walleyes. Annual stocking efforts

The DNR conducted a Status of the Fishery Survey of Boardman Lake in 2021. That survey included a habitat assessment of the shoreline and documented three large docks, 15 small docks, and 49 home sites

If you’re looking for a lake with diverse fishing opportunities look, no further than Muskegon Lake.
Located at the city of Muskegon in southwestern Muskegon County along the shore of Lake Michigan, Muskegon Lake

Millecoquins Lake is worth a look if you’re interested in wetting a line in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The Mackinac County Lake is home to a robust fishery that also is quite diverse. It includes