Cook Lake fishing

Fishing at Cook Lake has Northern Pike on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1990, most often in May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 29, 1991

Plants on record

2

Since 1990

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

131.2

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How Cook Lake is stocked

About 17 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 19 lakes in Alger County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Sixteenmile Lake (4 mi), Lake Stella (4.5 mi), Mirror Lake (4.9 mi), Rock Lake (5.9 mi), and Ackerman Lake (5.9 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Cook Lake

Fishing Cook Lake is most likely to be for Northern Pike. All 2 plants on record are Northern Pike.

Around the dates Cook Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.3°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Northern Pike 2 plants
Plants
2 of 2
Last stocked
May 29, 1991

Seasons and rigs are on the Northern Pike guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,2001990
  • 1,0001991

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 29, 1991 Northern Pike 1,000 – report
May 17, 1990 Northern Pike 1,200 – 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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