Chippewa Lake fishing

Fishing at Chippewa Lake has Tiger Muskie and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1980, most often in June and September. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

June 18, 2025

Plants on record

8

Since 1980

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

783.2

Access and facts

Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, dock

A DNR-listed public boating access site with 2 launch lanes and 2 piers serves the lake. 2 toilets on site.

Sources: access , shore_notes , facilities

How Chippewa Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of June. In 2025 it was June 18, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 39 years between 1980 and 2025.

About 459 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 5 lakes in Mecosta County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Chippewa Lake

Fishing Chippewa Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. Walleye accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Muskie.

Around the dates Chippewa Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 67.2°F in June, 63.2°F in September, 71.6°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Walleye 6 plants
Plants
6 of 8
Last stocked
June 18, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Tiger Muskie 2 plants
Plants
2 of 8
Last stocked
September 23, 1980

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 14,0001980
  • 101,6302018
  • 54,9982019
  • 59,6902021
  • 43,6872022
  • 41,8612023
  • 43,5662025

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 18, 2025 Walleye 43,566 report
July 5, 2023 Walleye 41,861 report
June 29, 2022 Walleye 43,687 report
June 16, 2021 Walleye 59,690 report
June 25, 2019 Walleye 54,998 report
June 21, 2018 Walleye 101,630 report
September 23, 1980 Tiger Muskie 12,000 report
September 17, 1980 Tiger Muskie 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.

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