Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last May 29, 1996 Best: dawn, day, dusk Hilltop Lake fishing
Hilltop Lake fishing: not stocked since May 29, 1996. It was stocked with Brook Trout. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 29, 1996
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 17
- Since 1980
- Species recorded
- 1
- Surface acres
- 18
Fish at Hilltop Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last May 29, 1996 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Hilltop Lake is stocked
About 1,420 reported fish per acre, 8th most of 17 lakes in Gogebic County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1980
1,571
Fish stocked in 1981
2,700
Fish stocked in 1982
1,800
Fish stocked in 1983
1,720
Fish stocked in 1984
1,800
Fish stocked in 1985
1,460
Fish stocked in 1986
1,800
Fish stocked in 1987
1,400
Fish stocked in 1988
1,400
Fish stocked in 1990
1,400
Fish stocked in 1991
1,400
Fish stocked in 1992
1,400
Fish stocked in 1993
1,500
Fish stocked in 1994
1,400
Fish stocked in 1995
1,400
Fish stocked in 1996
1,400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1996 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 22, 1995 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 25, 1994 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 26, 1993 | Brook Trout | 100 | – | report |
| May 26, 1993 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| June 1, 1992 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 6, 1991 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 24, 1990 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| April 27, 1988 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 8, 1987 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| October 21, 1986 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | – | report |
| October 22, 1985 | Brook Trout | 1,460 | – | report |
| October 4, 1984 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | – | report |
| October 17, 1983 | Brook Trout | 1,720 | – | report |
| October 6, 1982 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | – | report |
| May 13, 1981 | Brook Trout | 2,700 | – | report |
| October 22, 1980 | Brook Trout | 1,571 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Hilltop Lake
Hilltop Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Sylvania Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Hilltop Lake?
Fishing Hilltop Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 17 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked May 29, 1996.
When is Hilltop Lake stocked?
Not stocked since May 29, 1996. About 1,420 reported fish per acre, 8th most of 17 lakes in Gogebic County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 1989.
Which lakes near Hilltop Lake were stocked more recently?
Moon Lake (4.8 mi), Thousand Island Lake (8.4 mi), and Beatons Lake (8.7 mi) were stocked more recently.