Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last June 6, 1996 Best: dawn, day, dusk Ashford Lake fishing
Ashford Lake fishing: not stocked since June 6, 1996. It was stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 6, 1996
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 19
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 13.9
Fish at Ashford Lake
Around the dates Ashford Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.8°F in May, 38°F in April, 62.1°F in June, 35.2°F in November. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last June 6, 1996 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last June 7, 1986 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Ashford Lake is stocked
About 946 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 19 lakes in Schoolcraft County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
700
Fish stocked in 1980
300
Fish stocked in 1982
1,900
Fish stocked in 1983
350
Fish stocked in 1984
350
Fish stocked in 1985
272
Fish stocked in 1986
310
Fish stocked in 1987
320
Fish stocked in 1988
350
Fish stocked in 1989
380
Fish stocked in 1991
1,300
Fish stocked in 1992
1,300
Fish stocked in 1993
1,365
Fish stocked in 1994
1,347
Fish stocked in 1995
1,300
Fish stocked in 1996
1,300
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 1996 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| May 9, 1995 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| November 9, 1994 | Brook Trout | 47 | – | report |
| May 23, 1994 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| May 27, 1993 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| May 27, 1993 | Brook Trout | 65 | – | report |
| May 20, 1992 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| April 26, 1991 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | – | report |
| May 9, 1989 | Brook Trout | 350 | – | report |
| May 9, 1989 | Brook Trout | 30 | – | report |
| April 22, 1988 | Brook Trout | 350 | – | report |
| May 19, 1987 | Brook Trout | 320 | – | report |
| June 7, 1986 | Brown Trout | 310 | – | report |
| May 10, 1985 | Brown Trout | 272 | – | report |
| May 17, 1984 | Brown Trout | 350 | – | report |
| May 6, 1983 | Brown Trout | 350 | – | report |
| May 17, 1982 | Brown Trout | 1,900 | – | report |
| May 1, 1980 | Brown Trout | 300 | – | report |
| May 2, 1979 | Brown Trout | 700 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- restrooms
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Ashford Lake?
Fishing Ashford Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 12 of 19 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked June 6, 1996. Brown Trout was last stocked June 7, 1986.
When is Ashford Lake stocked?
Not stocked since June 6, 1996. About 946 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 19 lakes in Schoolcraft County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 1981 and 1990.
How do you get on Ashford Lake?
Facilities include restrooms.
Which lakes near Ashford Lake were stocked more recently?
Thunder Lake (8.9 mi), Norway Lake (10.1 mi), Banana Lake (10.4 mi), and Twilight Lake (10.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Norway Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout and Twilight Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.