Emerson Lake fishing

Fishing at Emerson Lake has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked once in 1996, most often in May. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

May 30, 1996

Plants on record

1

Since 1996

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

15.1

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How Emerson Lake is stocked

About 33,113 reported fish per acre, the most of 22 lakes in Iron County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Lake Mary (4.3 mi), Lake Ellen (7.1 mi), and Sawyer Lake (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Mary is also stocked with Walleye and Sawyer Lake is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish at Emerson Lake

Fishing Emerson Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. The one plant on record is Walleye.

Around the dates Emerson Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 52.9°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Walleye 1 plant
Plants
1 of 1
Last stocked
May 30, 1996

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 30, 1996 Walleye 500,000 – 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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