Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last June 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Eight Point Lake fishing
Eight Point Lake fishing has Walleye on the stocking report. Also recorded: Bluegill, Rock bass, Pumpkinseed sunfish, Largemouth bass, Black crappie, Bowfin, and 5 more. 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 Black 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
- · Walleye
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2019
- Species stocked
- 1 (+11 also recorded)
- Surface acres
- 409.8
Fish at Eight Point Lake
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 Stocked · 4 plants · last June 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide Rock bass Confirmed present
Pumpkinseed sunfish Confirmed present
Largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth bass species guide
Black crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black crappie species guide Bowfin Confirmed present
Yellow bullhead Confirmed present
Brown bullhead Confirmed present
Smallmouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth bass species guide
Northern pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern pike species guide
Yellow perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow perch species guideEight Point Lake in Clare County offers good fishing, with strong populations of Bluegill, Black Crappie, Sunfish, and Perch. Good numbers of Largemouth and Rock Bass are also found. (garfieldtownship-cc.com, accessed October 5, 2026)
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How Eight Point Lake is stocked
About 275 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 5 lakes in Clare County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2019
40,115
Fish stocked in 2021
31,722
Fish stocked in 2023
21,118
Fish stocked in 2025
19,564
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Lake Station, MI
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
- Facilities
- restrooms
About 1.5 miles south of US-10 and 2 miles west of Lake Station. DNR public boating access site on the southwest end, opened in 2009: single concrete ramp, parking for 22 vehicles with trailers, and a vault toilet. An all-sports lake open to all boat types.
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Common questions
What fish are at Eight Point Lake?
Fishing Eight Point Lake usually means Walleye. All 4 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked June 18, 2025. Bluegill, Rock bass, Pumpkinseed sunfish, and Largemouth bass, plus 7 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Eight Point Lake stocked?
Last stocked June 18, 2025. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2019, most often in June and July. About 275 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 5 lakes in Clare County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2020, 2022, and 2024.
How do you get on Eight Point Lake?
There is a boat ramp and a fee is required. The nearest town is Lake Station, MI. Facilities include restrooms. About 1.5 miles south of US-10 and 2 miles west of Lake Station. DNR public boating access site on the southwest end, opened in 2009: single concrete ramp, parking for 22 vehicles with trailers, and a vault toilet. An all-sports lake open to all boat types.