Lake Lancer fishing

Fishing at Lake Lancer is on a reservoir, stocked with Walleye, Bluegill, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, and Largemouth Bass. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2018, most often in June. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, Yellow Perch, and Northern Pike, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

Last stocked

June 16, 2026

Plants on record

5

Since 2018

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

729.4

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Gladwin
Boat ramp
Yes

A 685-acre impoundment on the Sugar River created in 1976. Public access is via a Butman Township site off Hockaday Road and a State-owned parcel off Butman Road on the lake's west end.

Sources: water_type , access , nearest_town , speciesFound

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How Lake Lancer is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of June. In 2026 it was June 16, 2026, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2025.

About 310 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 7 lakes in Gladwin County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Lake Lancer

Fishing Lake Lancer is most likely to be for Walleye. All 5 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 5 plants
Plants
5 of 5
Last stocked
June 16, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 59,0362018
  • 57,9592022
  • 58,9542024
  • 49,7702026

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 16, 2026 Walleye 49,770 – report
June 27, 2024 Walleye 58,954 – report
June 22, 2022 Walleye 57,959 – report
June 6, 2018 Walleye 26,604 – report
June 6, 2018 Walleye 32,432 – report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Bluegill : Dominant panfish species, average length 5.3 in, though growth is trending downward per MDNR's 2025 survey. (source)
  • Black Crappie : Present in the panfish community per MDNR's 2025 survey. (source)
  • Yellow Perch : Present in the panfish community per MDNR's 2025 survey. (source)
  • Northern Pike : Dominant predator species per MDNR's 2025 survey. (source)
  • Largemouth Bass : Popular target species with exceptional growth per MDNR's 2025 survey. (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.

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