Clear Lake fishing

Fishing at Clear Lake has Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 1979, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

May 21, 2018

Plants on record

48

Since 1979

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

19.1

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How Clear Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of September. In 2018 it was May 21, 2018, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 1981, 1982, 1988, and 2014.

About 4,341 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 32 lakes in Marquette County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Lake Alice (2.8 mi) and Lake Arfelin (4.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Alice is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout and Lake Arfelin is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Clear Lake

Fishing Clear Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 47 of 48 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Clear Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 44.9°F in October, 58.1°F in September, 50.4°F in May, 61.5°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Brook Trout 47 plants
Plants
47 of 48
Last stocked
May 21, 2018

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 48
Last stocked
June 1, 1983

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,5501979
  • 1,5501980
  • 4,0001983
  • 2,5001984
  • 2,1331985
  • 2,5001986
  • 2,5001987
  • 2,5001989
  • 2,5001990
  • 3,3601991
  • 2,5001992
  • 2,5001993
  • 2,9001994
  • 2,5001995
  • 2,5001996
  • 3,0461997
  • 2,5001998
  • 3,8001999
  • 2,0002000
  • 3,0002001
  • 3,0002002
  • 2,9962003
  • 2,4952004
  • 3,0002005
  • 3,0002006
  • 2,5002007
  • 1,4542008
  • 1,5042009
  • 1,5602010
  • 1,3562011
  • 1,0972012
  • 1,3182013
  • 1,1902015
  • 1,3412016
  • 1,3192017
  • 1,4482018

Stocking history

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Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 21, 2018 Brook Trout 1,448 – report
May 2, 2017 Brook Trout 1,319 – report
May 10, 2016 Brook Trout 1,341 – report
May 19, 2015 Brook Trout 1,190 – report
May 28, 2013 Brook Trout 1,318 – report
April 13, 2012 Brook Trout 1,097 – report
November 2, 2011 Brook Trout 100 – report
May 16, 2011 Brook Trout 1,256 – report
October 14, 2010 Brook Trout 110 – report
April 28, 2010 Brook Trout 1,450 – report
November 3, 2009 Brook Trout 36 – report
November 3, 2009 Brook Trout 74 – report
May 7, 2009 Brook Trout 1,394 – report
October 14, 2008 Brook Trout 110 – report
May 13, 2008 Brook Trout 1,344 – report
October 8, 2007 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 2, 2006 Brook Trout 3,000 – report
October 3, 2005 Brook Trout 3,000 – report
September 27, 2004 Brook Trout 2,495 – report
September 10, 2003 Brook Trout 2,996 – report
September 25, 2002 Brook Trout 3,000 – report
October 2, 2001 Brook Trout 3,000 – report
November 14, 2000 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 1, 1999 Brook Trout 3,000 – report
June 18, 1999 Brook Trout 800 – report
October 15, 1998 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 10, 1997 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
June 5, 1997 Brook Trout 206 – report
June 2, 1997 Brook Trout 240 – report
June 2, 1997 Brook Trout 100 – report
September 27, 1996 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 18, 1995 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
September 30, 1994 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
June 6, 1994 Brook Trout 400 – report
October 7, 1993 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 8, 1992 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 7, 1991 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
June 13, 1991 Brook Trout 860 – report
September 27, 1990 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
September 28, 1989 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 7, 1987 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 16, 1986 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
October 10, 1985 Brook Trout 2,133 – report
October 3, 1984 Brook Trout 2,500 – report
September 27, 1983 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
June 1, 1983 Rainbow Trout 2,000 – report
October 21, 1980 Brook Trout 1,550 – report
September 10, 1979 Brook Trout 1,550 – report
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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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