Maple Lake fishing

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

Last stocked

June 3, 2016

Plants on record

9

Since 1980

Species recorded

1

Surface acres

166.3

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How Maple Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of May. In 2016 it was June 3, 2016, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 29 years between 1980 and 2016.

About 2,173 reported fish per acre, the most of 12 lakes in Van Buren County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Bankson Lake (8.9 mi) and Cedar Lake (10.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Bankson Lake is also stocked with Walleye and Cedar Lake is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish at Maple Lake

Fishing Maple Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 9 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 9 plants
Plants
9 of 9
Last stocked
June 3, 2016

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 160,0851980
  • 160,0001981
  • 751987
  • 15,4761998
  • 1692006
  • 8,0602012
  • 8,6942014
  • 8,8822016

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 3, 2016 Walleye 8,882 – report
June 4, 2014 Walleye 8,694 – report
May 23, 2012 Walleye 8,060 – report
November 1, 2006 Walleye 169 – report
June 5, 1998 Walleye 15,476 – report
April 12, 1987 Walleye 75 – report
April 15, 1981 Walleye 160,000 – report
August 3, 1980 Walleye 85 – report
April 25, 1980 Walleye 160,000 – 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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