Last stocked
April 4, 2017
Plants on record
8
Since 2011
Species recorded
1
Surface acres
183.2
Access and facts
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Separated from Lake Michigan by a sand bar, connected by a dredged channel. A DNR-listed public boating access site serves the lake.
Sources: access , shore_notes , shore_notes
How Arcadia Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of April. In 2017 it was April 4, 2017, earlier than usual.
About 609 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 5 lakes in Manistee County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Bear Lake (5.5 mi), Lower Herring Lake (5.7 mi), Upper Herring Lake (6 mi), and Portage Lake (8.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Portage Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.
Fish at Arcadia Lake
Fishing Arcadia Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 8 plants on record are Brown Trout.
Around the dates Arcadia Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 42.8°F in April, 55°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Brown Trout 8 plants
- Plants
- 8 of 8
- Last stocked
- April 4, 2017
Fish stocked per year
- 13,4992011
- 19,0802012
- 16,2402013
- 14,9982014
- 17,9992015
- 13,9992016
- 15,6982017
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2017 | Brown Trout | 5,200 | – | report |
| April 4, 2017 | Brown Trout | 10,498 | – | report |
| May 20, 2016 | Brown Trout | 13,999 | – | report |
| April 2, 2015 | Brown Trout | 17,999 | – | report |
| April 18, 2014 | Brown Trout | 14,998 | – | report |
| April 19, 2013 | Brown Trout | 16,240 | – | report |
| April 9, 2012 | Brown Trout | 19,080 | – | report |
| April 22, 2011 | Brown Trout | 13,499 | – | report |
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.