Mott Lake fishing

Fishing at Mott Lake has Tiger Muskie and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1979, most often in May and August. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

October 9, 1991

Plants on record

13

Since 1979

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

8.6

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How Mott Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of July. In 1991 it was October 9, 1991, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990.

About 338,763 reported fish per acre, the most of 7 lakes in Genesee County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Kent Lake (3.5 mi), Woodland Lake (4.7 mi), Spring Mill Pond (5.9 mi), Lake Chemung (8.1 mi), and Appleton Lake (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Kent Lake is also stocked with Walleye, Woodland Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie and Walleye, and Lake Chemung is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish at Mott Lake

Fishing Mott Lake is most likely to be for Tiger Muskie. Tiger Muskie accounts for 9 of 13 plants on record, ahead of Walleye.

Tiger Muskie 9 plants
Plants
9 of 13
Last stocked
October 9, 1991

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Walleye 4 plants
Plants
4 of 13
Last stocked
May 2, 1985

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing Mott Lake

C S Mott Lake was completed in 1972 for recreational use. The lake was formed on the Flint River by the C.S. Mott Dam. The Flint River is known to contain fish such as smallmouth bass, walleye, and some trout.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

What to watch for

The Flint River has the same fishing advisory as the Great Lakes.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0001979
  • 2,0001980
  • 1,5001981
  • 1,501,5001982
  • 1,3001983
  • 1,400,9101985
  • 1,5501987
  • 2,6001991

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 9, 1991 Tiger Muskie 2,600 – report
October 7, 1987 Tiger Muskie 1,550 – report
September 25, 1985 Tiger Muskie 910 – report
May 2, 1985 Walleye 600,000 – report
May 2, 1985 Walleye 600,000 – report
May 2, 1985 Walleye 200,000 – report
August 9, 1983 Tiger Muskie 300 – report
August 4, 1983 Tiger Muskie 1,000 – report
September 8, 1982 Tiger Muskie 1,500 – report
May 6, 1982 Walleye 1,500,000 – report
July 23, 1981 Tiger Muskie 1,500 – report
August 11, 1980 Tiger Muskie 2,000 – report
July 10, 1979 Tiger Muskie 2,000 – 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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