Crooked Lake fishing

Fishing at Crooked Lake has Splake, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1988, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 20, 2015

Plants on record

25

Since 1988

Species recorded

3

Surface acres

56.8

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How Crooked Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of May. In 2015 it was May 20, 2015, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 7 years between 1988 and 2015.

About 664 reported fish per acre, 21st most of 32 lakes in Marquette County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Pike Lake (1.2 mi), Little Shag Lake (5 mi), and Mehl Lake (10.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Little Shag Lake is also stocked with Splake and Brown Trout.

Fish at Crooked Lake

Fishing Crooked Lake is most likely to be for Splake. Splake accounts for 13 of 25 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.

Around the dates Crooked Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 52°F in May, 37°F in April, 62.8°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Splake 13 plants
Plants
13 of 25
Last stocked
May 22, 2001

Seasons and rigs are on the Splake guide.

Brown Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 25
Last stocked
May 20, 2015

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 25
Last stocked
May 5, 1989

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0001988
  • 2,7501989
  • 1,3001990
  • 2,8201991
  • 2,6001992
  • 1,3001993
  • 5,2001994
  • 1,4601995
  • 1,6201996
  • 2,5001997
  • 2,5701998
  • 1,5701999
  • 1,3002000
  • 1,3602001
  • 1,1302002
  • 1,0002004
  • 1,2002006
  • 1,0002008
  • 1,0472011
  • 9002013
  • 1,1002015

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 25 plants Showing 25 plants

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 20, 2015 Brown Trout 1,100 – report
May 23, 2013 Brown Trout 900 – report
May 9, 2011 Brown Trout 1,047 – report
May 22, 2008 Brown Trout 1,000 – report
April 28, 2006 Brown Trout 1,200 – report
May 5, 2004 Brown Trout 1,000 – report
May 8, 2002 Brown Trout 1,130 – report
May 22, 2001 Splake 1,360 – report
May 16, 2000 Splake 1,300 – report
May 14, 1999 Splake 1,570 – report
May 20, 1998 Brown Trout 1,100 – report
May 5, 1998 Splake 1,470 – report
May 28, 1997 Brown Trout 1,170 – report
May 28, 1997 Splake 1,330 – report
May 31, 1996 Splake 1,620 – report
May 8, 1995 Splake 1,460 – report
June 6, 1994 Brown Trout 2,600 – report
May 13, 1994 Splake 2,600 – report
May 26, 1993 Splake 1,300 – report
June 1, 1992 Splake 2,600 – report
May 8, 1991 Splake 2,820 – report
May 22, 1990 Splake 1,300 – report
May 19, 1989 Brown Trout 2,600 – report
May 5, 1989 Brook Trout 150 – report
April 20, 1988 Splake 2,000 – 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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