Guernsey Lake fishing

Fishing at Guernsey Lake has Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 2012, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 20, 2026

Plants on record

Since 2012

Species recorded

Surface acres

217

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How Guernsey Lake is stocked

No plants recorded in 12 years between 2012 and 2026.

About 44 reported fish per acre, 9th most of 10 lakes in Barry County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Gun Lake (6.7 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at Guernsey Lake

Fishing Guernsey Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 3 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Around the dates Guernsey Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 46.4°F in April, 58.7°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Brown Trout 3 plants

Plants: 3 of 3
Last stocked: April 20, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

3,7102012
3,0002021
2,8002026

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
April 20, 2026	Brown Trout	2,800	–	report
April 5, 2021	Brown Trout	3,000	–	report
May 7, 2012	Brown Trout	3,710	–	report

Species stocked here

Brown Trout (3)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.