Blind Lake fishing

Fishing at Blind Lake has Rainbow Trout and Splake on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 1979, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

June 12, 1985

Plants on record

Since 1979

Species recorded

Surface acres

71.2

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How Blind Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of April. In 1985 it was June 12, 1985, later than usual.

About 323 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 5 lakes in Washtenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Portage Lake (5.4 mi), Portage Lake (5.4 mi), and Zukey Lake (9.3 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Blind Lake

Fishing Blind Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Splake.

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 6 plants

Plants: 6 of 8
Last stocked: June 12, 1985

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Splake 2 plants

Plants: 2 of 8
Last stocked: April 30, 1982

Seasons and rigs are on the Splake guide.

Fish stocked per year

2,0001979
2,0001980
2,0001981
4,0001982
5,7001983
3,9001984
3,4001985

Stocking history

All species Rainbow Trout Splake

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.