Fair Lake fishing

Fishing at Fair Lake has Northern Pike on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1985, most often in May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 15, 1987

Plants on record

3

Since 1985

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

226.1

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How Fair Lake is stocked

About 1,123 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 10 lakes in Barry County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fine Lake (3.5 mi), Bristol Lake (4.4 mi), Guernsey Lake (6 mi), Gull Lake (7.1 mi), and Wabascon Lake (7.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Wabascon Lake is also stocked with Northern Pike.

Fish at Fair Lake

Fishing Fair Lake is most likely to be for Northern Pike. All 3 plants on record are Northern Pike.

Around the dates Fair Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 58.8°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Northern Pike 3 plants
Plants
3 of 3
Last stocked
May 15, 1987

Seasons and rigs are on the Northern Pike guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 250,0001985
  • 2,5001986
  • 1,5001987

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 15, 1987 Northern Pike 1,500 – report
May 28, 1986 Northern Pike 2,500 – report
May 2, 1985 Northern Pike 250,000 – 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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