Last stocked
June 4, 2025
Plants on record
11
Since 2004
Species recorded
1
Surface acres
597.7
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Fife Lake, MI
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
MDNR-owned public access site with a boat launch on the north side of the lake, within the Village of Fife Lake's limits (the village maintains the site under a lease with MDNR). A private marina sits near the public launch.
Sources: water_type , access , access , shore_notes , access.fee , nearest_town , photos , fishing_notes , watch_outs
How Fife Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of June. In 2025 it was June 4, 2025, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 12 years between 2004 and 2025.
About 2,373 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 8 lakes in Grand Traverse County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish at Fife Lake
Fishing Fife Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 11 plants on record are Walleye.
Around the dates Fife Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 65.5°F in June, 41.5°F in April, 55.1°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Walleye 11 plants
- Plants
- 11 of 11
- Last stocked
- June 4, 2025
Fishing Fife Lake
Fife Lake, which is a village in southeastern Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan, lies upon the shore of the lake of the same name. The village annually hosts the Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby near the end of January.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
What to watch for
The village annually hosts the Fife Lake Ice Fishing Derby near the end of January, indicating that ice is a condition for fishing during this time.
Fish stocked per year
- 21,4562004
- 30,1762011
- 24,0302012
- 20,3252014
- 1,194,8002015
- 41,8372016
- 19,8462018
- 18,4442021
- 21,6502023
- 26,0172025
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2025 | Walleye | 26,017 | – | report |
| June 6, 2023 | Walleye | 21,650 | – | report |
| June 8, 2021 | Walleye | 18,444 | – | report |
| June 1, 2018 | Walleye | 19,846 | – | report |
| June 22, 2016 | Walleye | 41,837 | – | report |
| May 4, 2015 | Walleye | 499,800 | – | report |
| April 29, 2015 | Walleye | 695,000 | – | report |
| June 17, 2014 | Walleye | 20,325 | – | report |
| June 13, 2012 | Walleye | 24,030 | – | report |
| June 9, 2011 | Walleye | 30,176 | – | report |
| June 10, 2004 | Walleye | 21,456 | – | report |
Species found here
Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.
- Rock bass : Most frequently collected species in the 2013 MDNR netting survey (250 caught); not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Bluegill : 83 caught (3-9 inches) in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Pumpkinseed sunfish : 5 caught (6-7 inches) in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Black crappie : 10 caught (8-13 inches) in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Largemouth bass : 107 caught, up to 19 inches, in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Smallmouth bass : 62 caught, up to 20 inches, in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; not in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
- Northern pike : Listed among game fish caught in the 2013 MDNR netting survey; 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.