Marion Lake fishing

Fishing at Marion Lake has Tiger Muskie, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Rock bass on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1979, most often in May and July. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Yellow Perch.

Last stocked

May 17, 1991

Plants on record

2

Since 1979

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

17.8

Access and facts

Nearest town
Watersmeet, MI
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
ADA accessible
No
Fee required
No
Facilities
restrooms, camping

Marion Lake (317 acres, Ottawa National Forest) has two free concrete boat ramps, one on each side of the lake within the campground loops, plus bank fishing. No ADA-accessible fishing platforms and no accessible individual campsites (the group site has one).

Sources: access.shore , access.boat_ramp , access.ada , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town , facilities , fishing_notes

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How Marion Lake is stocked

No plants recorded in 11 years between 1979 and 1991.

About 61,871 reported fish per acre, the most of 18 lakes in Gogebic County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Plymouth Lake (8.5 mi), Redboat Lake (9 mi), and Ormes Lake (13.1 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Marion Lake

Fishing Marion Lake is as likely to be for Tiger Muskie and Walleye. Each accounts for 1 of 2 plants on record.

Tiger Muskie 1 plant
Plants
1 of 2
Last stocked
July 19, 1979

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Walleye 1 plant
Plants
1 of 2
Last stocked
May 17, 1991

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing Marion Lake

Marion Lake provides fishing access, as "adjacent to the campground are two boat landings". These landings "provide access to a variety of game fish", allowing anglers to target different species found in the lake.

Sources: fs.usda.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,3001979
  • 1,100,0001991

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 17, 1991 Walleye 1,100,000 – report
July 19, 1979 Tiger Muskie 1,300 – report

Species found here

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

  • Smallmouth bass : Listed among Marion Lake's fish species by the US Forest Service; not documented in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Rock bass : Listed among Marion Lake's fish species by the US Forest Service; not documented in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Northern pike : Listed among Marion Lake's fish species by the US Forest Service; not documented in the state stocking data for this lake. (source)
  • Perch : Listed among Marion Lake's fish species by the US Forest Service; not documented in the state stocking data for this lake. (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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