Deep Lake fishing

Fishing at Deep Lake has Rainbow Trout and Coho Salmon on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1987, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 29, 2025

Plants on record

39

Since 1987

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

73.6

Access and facts

Boat ramp
Yes

A DNR-listed public boating access site with 1 launch lane serves the lake.

Sources: access , shore_notes

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How Deep Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of April. In 2025 it was April 29, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2020 and 2021.

About 1,298 reported fish per acre, the most of 4 lakes in Lenawee County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Devils Lake (4.5 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at Deep Lake

Fishing Deep Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 38 of 39 plants on record, ahead of Coho Salmon.

Around the dates Deep Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 46.8°F in April, 59.1°F in May, 38°F in March, 69.5°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 38 plants
Plants
38 of 39
Last stocked
April 29, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Coho Salmon 1 plant
Plants
1 of 39
Last stocked
October 22, 1998

Seasons and rigs are on the Coho Salmon guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,5001987
  • 2,5001988
  • 2,5001989
  • 2,5001990
  • 2,3381991
  • 2,5001992
  • 2,2401993
  • 2,2301994
  • 2,5001995
  • 2,5001996
  • 2,4981997
  • 3,0101998
  • 2,4301999
  • 2,5002000
  • 2,5002001
  • 2,6302002
  • 2,8782003
  • 2,9902004
  • 2,9992005
  • 2,4992006
  • 2,8982007
  • 2,6002008
  • 2,8972009
  • 2,7982010
  • 2,7992011
  • 2,6972012
  • 2,7992013
  • 2,7992014
  • 2,6002015
  • 2,4992016
  • 2,7542017
  • 2,5012018
  • 2,5022019
  • 2,5172022
  • 2,1672023
  • 2,7542024
  • 1,7312025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 39 plants Showing 39 plants

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 29, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,731 – report
April 30, 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,754 – report
May 4, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,167 – report
May 10, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,517 – report
May 3, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,502 – report
May 3, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,501 – report
May 2, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,754 – report
March 21, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,499 – report
April 13, 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,600 – report
April 9, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,799 – report
April 30, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,799 – report
April 3, 2012 Rainbow Trout 2,697 – report
April 12, 2011 Rainbow Trout 2,799 – report
April 12, 2010 Rainbow Trout 2,798 – report
April 14, 2009 Rainbow Trout 2,897 – report
April 14, 2008 Rainbow Trout 2,600 – report
April 3, 2007 Rainbow Trout 2,898 – report
April 5, 2006 Rainbow Trout 2,499 – report
April 13, 2005 Rainbow Trout 2,999 – report
April 7, 2004 Rainbow Trout 2,990 – report
April 22, 2003 Rainbow Trout 2,878 – report
April 1, 2002 Rainbow Trout 2,630 – report
April 3, 2001 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 4, 2000 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 15, 1999 Rainbow Trout 2,430 – report
October 22, 1998 Coho Salmon 560 – report
April 16, 1998 Rainbow Trout 2,450 – report
April 15, 1997 Rainbow Trout 2,498 – report
May 2, 1996 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 26, 1995 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
June 14, 1994 Rainbow Trout 2,230 – report
April 13, 1993 Rainbow Trout 2,240 – report
April 7, 1992 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 10, 1991 Rainbow Trout 2,338 – report
May 2, 1990 Rainbow Trout 1,250 – report
May 2, 1990 Rainbow Trout 1,250 – report
April 25, 1989 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 13, 1988 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – report
April 28, 1987 Rainbow Trout 2,500 – 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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