Gooseneck Lake fishing

Fishing at Gooseneck Lake has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1980, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

June 22, 2026

Plants on record

10

Since 1980

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

127.5

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How Gooseneck Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of June. In 2026 it was June 22, 2026, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 37 years between 1980 and 2026.

About 376 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 9 lakes in Delta County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Gooseneck Lake

Fishing Gooseneck Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 10 plants on record are Walleye.

Around the dates Gooseneck Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 62°F in June, 67.5°F in July, 60.2°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Walleye 10 plants
Plants
10 of 10
Last stocked
June 22, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,7901980
  • 5,2152011
  • 5,1762012
  • 3,9372013
  • 5,2502015
  • 5,2852017
  • 5,5452019
  • 5,2452021
  • 5,2452024
  • 5,2432026

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 22, 2026 Walleye 5,243 – report
June 18, 2024 Walleye 5,245 – report
June 22, 2021 Walleye 5,245 – report
June 26, 2019 Walleye 5,545 – report
June 20, 2017 Walleye 5,285 – report
June 24, 2015 Walleye 5,250 – report
July 3, 2013 Walleye 3,937 – report
June 5, 2012 Walleye 5,176 – report
June 29, 2011 Walleye 5,215 – report
September 2, 1980 Walleye 1,790 – 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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