Brook Trout Stocked · 47 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk Cornelia Lake fishing
Cornelia Lake fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1979, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 47
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 1
- Surface acres
- 11.9
Fish at Cornelia Lake
Around the dates Cornelia Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 52.5°F in May, 37°F in April, 45.5°F in October, 63.1°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Brook Trout Stocked · 47 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Cornelia Lake is stocked
About 4,520 reported fish per acre, the most of 17 lakes in Gogebic County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
1,400
Fish stocked in 1980
1,400
Fish stocked in 1981
2,100
Fish stocked in 1982
1,400
Fish stocked in 1983
1,330
Fish stocked in 1984
1,400
Fish stocked in 1985
1,130
Fish stocked in 1986
1,400
Fish stocked in 1987
1,100
Fish stocked in 1988
1,100
Fish stocked in 1989
810
Fish stocked in 1990
1,000
Fish stocked in 1991
1,100
Fish stocked in 1992
1,100
Fish stocked in 1993
1,100
Fish stocked in 1994
1,100
Fish stocked in 1995
1,100
Fish stocked in 1996
1,100
Fish stocked in 1997
790
Fish stocked in 1998
1,100
Fish stocked in 1999
1,100
Fish stocked in 2000
1,100
Fish stocked in 2001
1,100
Fish stocked in 2002
1,100
Fish stocked in 2003
1,195
Fish stocked in 2004
1,094
Fish stocked in 2005
1,273
Fish stocked in 2006
1,000
Fish stocked in 2007
1,047
Fish stocked in 2008
1,200
Fish stocked in 2009
1,200
Fish stocked in 2010
1,250
Fish stocked in 2011
1,230
Fish stocked in 2012
744
Fish stocked in 2013
1,048
Fish stocked in 2014
1,190
Fish stocked in 2015
1,096
Fish stocked in 2016
1,047
Fish stocked in 2017
1,046
Fish stocked in 2018
1,100
Fish stocked in 2019
1,099
Fish stocked in 2021
1,090
Fish stocked in 2022
1,097
Fish stocked in 2023
1,100
Fish stocked in 2024
1,100
Fish stocked in 2025
1,082
Fish stocked in 2026
999
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Brook Trout | 999 | – | report |
| May 12, 2025 | Brook Trout | 1,082 | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 17, 2022 | Brook Trout | 1,097 | – | report |
| April 26, 2021 | Brook Trout | 1,090 | – | report |
| May 6, 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,099 | – | report |
| May 15, 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| April 25, 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,046 | – | report |
| April 26, 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,047 | – | report |
| May 12, 2015 | Brook Trout | 1,096 | – | report |
| May 15, 2014 | Brook Trout | 1,190 | – | report |
| May 14, 2013 | Brook Trout | 1,048 | – | report |
| April 27, 2012 | Brook Trout | 744 | – | report |
| April 25, 2011 | Brook Trout | 1,230 | – | report |
| April 22, 2010 | Brook Trout | 1,250 | – | report |
| April 28, 2009 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| April 28, 2008 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| April 24, 2007 | Brook Trout | 1,047 | – | report |
| May 1, 2006 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| May 5, 2005 | Brook Trout | 1,273 | – | report |
| October 11, 2004 | Brook Trout | 1,094 | – | report |
| October 17, 2003 | Brook Trout | 1,195 | – | report |
| May 9, 2002 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 11, 2001 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| April 24, 2000 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| April 30, 1999 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 14, 1998 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 27, 1997 | Brook Trout | 790 | – | report |
| May 29, 1996 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 22, 1995 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 25, 1994 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 28, 1993 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| June 4, 1992 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 10, 1991 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 24, 1990 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| May 11, 1989 | Brook Trout | 810 | – | report |
| April 28, 1988 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| May 12, 1987 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| October 21, 1986 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| October 14, 1985 | Brook Trout | 1,130 | – | report |
| October 4, 1984 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| October 17, 1983 | Brook Trout | 1,330 | – | report |
| October 4, 1982 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 13, 1981 | Brook Trout | 2,100 | – | report |
| June 11, 1980 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| June 28, 1979 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
Access and facts
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Common questions
What fish are at Cornelia Lake?
Fishing Cornelia Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 47 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked May 4, 2026.
When is Cornelia Lake stocked?
Last stocked May 4, 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 1979, most often in April and May. About 4,520 reported fish per acre, the most of 17 lakes in Gogebic County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2020.
Which lakes near Cornelia Lake were stocked more recently?
Thousand Island Lake (5.2 mi) was stocked more recently.