Channel Catfish Stocked · 16 plants · last September 25, 2012 Best: dusk, night Barton Pond fishing
Barton Pond fishing: not stocked since September 25, 2012. It was stocked with Tiger Muskie and Channel Catfish on a reservoir. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 25, 2012
- · Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 23
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 239
Fish at Barton Pond
Around the dates Barton Pond is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 65.2°F in September, 71.2°F in August, 53.4°F in October, 46.5°F in April. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Channel Catfish Stocked · 16 plants · last September 25, 2012 Best: dusk, night 
Tiger Muskie Stocked · 7 plants · last August 13, 1985 Last stocked August 13, 1985 · 7 plants
Tiger Muskie species guideHow Barton Pond is stocked
About 311 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 4 lakes in Washtenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
1,000
Fish stocked in 1980
1,000
Fish stocked in 1981
1,000
Fish stocked in 1982
18,881
Fish stocked in 1983
600
Fish stocked in 1984
400
Fish stocked in 1985
640
Fish stocked in 1987
4,000
Fish stocked in 1988
3,500
Fish stocked in 1989
2,000
Fish stocked in 1990
4,000
Fish stocked in 1991
4,000
Fish stocked in 1996
3,340
Fish stocked in 1998
3,020
Fish stocked in 1999
5,000
Fish stocked in 2000
4,001
Fish stocked in 2001
4,000
Fish stocked in 2002
4,001
Fish stocked in 2003
3,007
Fish stocked in 2004
4,003
Fish stocked in 2010
1,528
Fish stocked in 2012
1,514
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2012 | Channel Catfish | 1,514 | – | report |
| September 22, 2010 | Channel Catfish | 1,528 | – | report |
| September 29, 2004 | Channel Catfish | 4,003 | – | report |
| September 23, 2003 | Channel Catfish | 3,007 | – | report |
| September 25, 2002 | Channel Catfish | 4,001 | – | report |
| October 2, 2001 | Channel Catfish | 3,000 | – | report |
| October 2, 2001 | Channel Catfish | 1,000 | – | report |
| September 26, 2000 | Channel Catfish | 4,001 | – | report |
| October 5, 1999 | Channel Catfish | 5,000 | – | report |
| October 1, 1998 | Channel Catfish | 3,020 | – | report |
| September 25, 1996 | Channel Catfish | 3,340 | – | report |
| November 2, 1991 | Channel Catfish | 4,000 | – | report |
| November 8, 1990 | Channel Catfish | 4,000 | – | report |
| April 7, 1989 | Channel Catfish | 2,000 | – | report |
| September 9, 1988 | Channel Catfish | 3,500 | – | report |
| April 15, 1987 | Channel Catfish | 4,000 | – | report |
| August 13, 1985 | Tiger Muskie | 640 | – | report |
| August 27, 1984 | Tiger Muskie | 400 | – | report |
| August 2, 1983 | Tiger Muskie | 600 | – | report |
| May 17, 1982 | Tiger Muskie | 18,881 | – | report |
| August 11, 1981 | Tiger Muskie | 1,000 | – | report |
| August 18, 1980 | Tiger Muskie | 1,000 | – | report |
| July 13, 1979 | Tiger Muskie | 1,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Ann Arbor
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Barton Pond
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Common questions
What fish are at Barton Pond?
Fishing Barton Pond usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 16 of 23 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Muskie. Channel Catfish was last stocked September 25, 2012. Tiger Muskie was last stocked August 13, 1985.
When is Barton Pond stocked?
Not stocked since September 25, 2012. About 311 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 4 lakes in Washtenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 12 years between 1979 and 2012.
Which lakes near Barton Pond were stocked more recently?
Whitmore Lake (7.9 mi), Portage Lake (10.7 mi), and Spring Mill Pond (12.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Whitmore Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie and Portage Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie and Channel Catfish.