Dollar Lake fishing

Fishing at Dollar Lake has Rainbow Trout and Hybrid Sunfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 1979, most often in May and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

October 19, 1983

Plants on record

2

Since 1979

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

30.9

How Dollar Lake is stocked

No plants recorded in 1980, 1981, and 1982.

About 663 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 8 lakes in Grand Traverse County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Rennie Lake (2.7 mi), Spider Lake (3.7 mi), Guernsey Lake (4.6 mi), Arbutus Lake (5.4 mi), and Fife Lake (9.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Guernsey Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Dollar Lake

Fishing Dollar Lake is as likely to be for Hybrid Sunfish and Rainbow Trout. Each accounts for 1 of 2 plants on record.

Around the dates Dollar Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 54.9°F in May, 50.3°F in October. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Hybrid Sunfish 1 plant
Plants
1 of 2
Last stocked
October 19, 1983

Seasons and rigs are on the Hybrid Sunfish guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 2
Last stocked
May 3, 1979

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Dollar Lake

Dollar Lake, located in Independence Township, Michigan, offers fishing opportunities for several species. Anglers can find Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, and Perch in the lake. It is situated along the main branch of the Clinton River and connects upstream with Middle Lake and downstream with Greens Lake.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0001979
  • 18,5001983

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 19, 1983 Hybrid Sunfish 18,500 report
May 3, 1979 Rainbow Trout 2,000 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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