Irwin Lake fishing

Fishing at Irwin Lake has Brook Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1979, most often in October and November. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

October 28, 2025

Plants on record

49

Since 1979

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

9.8

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How Irwin Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of October. In 2025 it was October 28, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 7 years between 1979 and 2025.

About 5,384 reported fish per acre, the most of 19 lakes in Alger County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Petes Lake (1.2 mi) and McKeever Lake (1.7 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Irwin Lake

Fishing Irwin Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 47 of 49 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout.

Brook Trout 47 plants
Plants
47 of 49
Last stocked
October 28, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Brown Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 49
Last stocked
May 13, 1997

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2501979
  • 2501980
  • 7501986
  • 1,3531988
  • 2,2001989
  • 2,0001990
  • 2,2651991
  • 3,0001992
  • 2,0001993
  • 3,0001994
  • 2,0001995
  • 2,0001996
  • 2,0001997
  • 8301998
  • 3001999
  • 2,7512001
  • 2,0002002
  • 2,0002003
  • 1,4932004
  • 1,9972005
  • 2,0002006
  • 1,5002007
  • 2,0002008
  • 7502009
  • 7502010
  • 7002011
  • 7502012
  • 7492013
  • 7502014
  • 7502015
  • 7502016
  • 7502017
  • 7502018
  • 7492019
  • 7502020
  • 8002021
  • 7492022
  • 7492023
  • 8252024
  • 7502025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 49 plants Showing 49 plants

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 28, 2025 Brook Trout 750 – report
November 8, 2024 Brook Trout 825 – report
November 1, 2023 Brook Trout 749 – report
November 4, 2022 Brook Trout 749 – report
November 4, 2021 Brook Trout 800 – report
October 14, 2020 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 16, 2019 Brook Trout 749 – report
November 5, 2018 Brook Trout 750 – report
November 7, 2017 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 20, 2016 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 16, 2015 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 22, 2014 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 23, 2013 Brook Trout 749 – report
October 10, 2012 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 11, 2011 Brook Trout 700 – report
October 11, 2010 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 8, 2009 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 17, 2008 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 18, 2007 Brook Trout 1,500 – report
October 3, 2006 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 10, 2005 Brook Trout 1,997 – report
October 18, 2004 Brook Trout 1,493 – report
October 20, 2003 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 1, 2002 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
September 26, 2001 Brook Trout 400 – report
June 4, 2001 Brook Trout 2,351 – report
June 17, 1999 Brook Trout 300 – report
November 5, 1998 Brook Trout 700 – report
November 5, 1998 Brook Trout 130 – report
October 22, 1997 Brook Trout 1,500 – report
May 13, 1997 Brown Trout 500 – report
October 14, 1996 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 17, 1995 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 11, 1994 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
May 23, 1994 Brook Trout 500 – report
May 4, 1994 Brown Trout 500 – report
October 4, 1993 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 1, 1992 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
June 29, 1992 Brook Trout 1,000 – report
October 15, 1991 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
June 12, 1991 Brook Trout 265 – report
October 4, 1990 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
October 4, 1989 Brook Trout 2,000 – report
May 3, 1989 Brook Trout 200 – report
May 3, 1988 Brook Trout 273 – report
April 25, 1988 Brook Trout 1,080 – report
October 13, 1986 Brook Trout 750 – report
October 21, 1980 Brook Trout 250 – report
June 28, 1979 Brook Trout 250 – report
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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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