Eliza Lake fishing

Fishing at Eliza Lake has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1980, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

Last stocked

May 21, 2001

Plants on record

20

Since 1980

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

7.2

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How Eliza Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of May. In 2001 it was May 21, 2001, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 1981, 1982, and 1983.

About 8,241 reported fish per acre, the most of 8 lakes in Keweenaw County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Lake Gratiot (6.9 mi), Lake Medora (8.9 mi), Lac La Belle (9.3 mi), and Lake Manganese (13.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Gratiot is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Lake Medora is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout.

Fish at Eliza Lake

Fishing Eliza Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 19 of 20 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout.

Around the dates Eliza Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 49.2°F in May, 58.7°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Brown Trout 19 plants
Plants
19 of 20
Last stocked
May 21, 2001

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 20
Last stocked
May 22, 1980

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,0001980
  • 2,8501984
  • 4,6001985
  • 5,2701986
  • 6,0001987
  • 3,0001988
  • 3,0001989
  • 2,8501990
  • 2,9501991
  • 3,0001992
  • 3,0001993
  • 3,0001994
  • 2,7001995
  • 2,5651996
  • 2,7001997
  • 2,8501998
  • 3,0001999
  • 3,0002000
  • 2,0002001

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 20 plants Showing 20 plants

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 21, 2001 Brown Trout 2,000 – report
May 23, 2000 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 14, 1999 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 1, 1998 Brown Trout 2,850 – report
May 22, 1997 Brown Trout 2,700 – report
June 7, 1996 Brown Trout 2,565 – report
May 25, 1995 Brown Trout 2,700 – report
May 19, 1994 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
June 10, 1993 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 26, 1992 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 6, 1991 Brown Trout 2,950 – report
May 11, 1990 Brown Trout 2,850 – report
May 16, 1989 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 26, 1988 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 28, 1987 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
May 28, 1987 Brown Trout 3,000 – report
June 5, 1986 Brown Trout 5,270 – report
June 11, 1985 Brown Trout 4,600 – report
May 29, 1984 Brown Trout 2,850 – report
May 22, 1980 Rainbow Trout 1,000 – 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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