Eight Point Lake fishing

Fishing at Eight Point Lake has Walleye, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Smallmouth Bass, and Northern Pike, and 6 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2019, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass.

Last stocked

June 18, 2025

Plants on record

4

Since 2019

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

409.8

Access and facts

Nearest town
Lake Station, MI
Boat ramp
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms

DNR-developed public boating access site on the southwest end of the lake, opened September 2009 (the state previously had no lake frontage here). Single concrete ramp, parking for 22 vehicles/trailers, and a vault toilet.

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How Eight Point Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of June. In 2025 it was June 18, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

About 275 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 5 lakes in Clare County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Eight Point Lake

Fishing Eight Point Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye.

Around the dates Eight Point Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 67°F in June, 71.4°F in July. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Walleye 4 plants
Plants
4 of 4
Last stocked
June 18, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 40,1152019
  • 31,7222021
  • 21,1182023
  • 19,5642025

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 18, 2025 Walleye 19,564 – report
July 5, 2023 Walleye 21,118 – report
June 16, 2021 Walleye 31,722 – report
June 19, 2019 Walleye 40,115 – report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Bluegill : Most abundant species in the 2010 MDNR assessment (35% of the catch); not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Rock bass : Among the most abundant species in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Pumpkinseed sunfish : Among the most abundant species in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Largemouth bass : Among the most abundant species in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Black crappie : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Bowfin : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Yellow bullhead : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Brown bullhead : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Smallmouth bass : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Northern pike : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Yellow perch : Collected in low abundance in the 2010 MDNR assessment; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)

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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