Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last June 12, 1985 Best: dawn, dusk Blind Lake fishing
Blind Lake fishing: not stocked since June 12, 1985. It was stocked with Rainbow Trout and Splake. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 12, 1985
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 8
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 71.2
Fish at Blind Lake
Around the dates Blind Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 46.8°F in April, 59.1°F in May, 69.4°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last June 12, 1985 Best: dawn, dusk 
Splake Stocked · 2 plants · last April 30, 1982 Last stocked April 30, 1982 · 2 plants
Splake species guideHow Blind Lake is stocked
About 323 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 4 lakes in Washtenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
2,000
Fish stocked in 1980
2,000
Fish stocked in 1981
2,000
Fish stocked in 1982
4,000
Fish stocked in 1983
5,700
Fish stocked in 1984
3,900
Fish stocked in 1985
3,400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 1985 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 | – | report |
| April 18, 1984 | Rainbow Trout | 3,900 | – | report |
| April 26, 1983 | Rainbow Trout | 775 | – | report |
| April 13, 1983 | Rainbow Trout | 4,925 | – | report |
| April 30, 1982 | Splake | 4,000 | – | report |
| April 28, 1981 | Splake | 2,000 | – | report |
| May 1, 1980 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| April 27, 1979 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Blind Lake
Blind Lake is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Pinckney State Recreation Area.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Blind Lake?
Fishing Blind Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Splake. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 12, 1985. Splake was last stocked April 30, 1982.
When is Blind Lake stocked?
Not stocked since June 12, 1985. About 323 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 4 lakes in Washtenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Which lakes near Blind Lake were stocked more recently?
Portage Lake (5.4 mi), Appleton Lake (11.5 mi), and Portage Lake (12.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Appleton Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.