Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last June 24, 2025 Best: dusk, night Brooks Lake fishing
Brooks Lake fishing has Tiger Muskie and Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1979, most often in June and July. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 24, 2025
- · Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 8
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 285.2
Fish at Brooks Lake
Around the dates Brooks Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 68.2°F in June, 72.4°F in July, 70.5°F in August, 52°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last June 24, 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Tiger Muskie Stocked · 4 plants · last August 3, 1982 Last stocked August 3, 1982 · 4 plants
Tiger Muskie species guideBrooks Lake is an all-sports lake, offering public access for fishing crappie, bluegill, catfish, pike, and bass. Fish species available in this smaller inland lake include crappie, bluegill, catfish, sunfish, pike, and bass. Anglers can also enjoy ice fishing here in the winter months. (newaygocountyexploring.com, accessed October 5, 2026)
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How Brooks Lake is stocked
About 126 reported fish per acre, 8th most of 9 lakes in Newaygo County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
2,800
Fish stocked in 1980
1,200
Fish stocked in 1981
1,200
Fish stocked in 1982
200
Fish stocked in 2019
15,794
Fish stocked in 2022
7,411
Fish stocked in 2025
7,371
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2025 | Channel Catfish | 7,371 | – | report |
| June 23, 2022 | Channel Catfish | 7,411 | – | report |
| October 24, 2019 | Channel Catfish | 14,637 | – | report |
| October 24, 2019 | Channel Catfish | 1,157 | – | report |
| August 3, 1982 | Tiger Muskie | 200 | – | report |
| July 21, 1981 | Tiger Muskie | 1,200 | – | report |
| August 7, 1980 | Tiger Muskie | 1,200 | – | report |
| July 26, 1979 | Tiger Muskie | 2,800 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- restrooms, dock
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 Brooks Lake?
Fishing Brooks Lake is as likely for Channel Catfish and Tiger Muskie. Each accounts for 4 of 8 plants on record. Channel Catfish was last stocked June 24, 2025. Tiger Muskie was last stocked August 3, 1982.
When is Brooks Lake stocked?
Last stocked June 24, 2025. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1979, most often in June and July. About 126 reported fish per acre, 8th most of 9 lakes in Newaygo County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 40 years between 1979 and 2025.
How do you get on Brooks Lake?
Facilities include restrooms and dock.
Which lakes near Brooks Lake were stocked more recently?
Bills Lake (4.5 mi), Baptist Lake (9.6 mi), and Fremont Lake (11.4 mi) were stocked more recently.