Brown Trout Stocked · 23 plants · last May 1, 2002 Best: dawn, day, dusk Pine Lake fishing
Pine Lake fishing: not stocked since November 20, 2023. It was stocked with Brown Trout and Arctic Grayling. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- November 20, 2023
- · Arctic Grayling
- Plants on record
- 25
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 166.5
Fish at Pine Lake
Brown Trout Stocked · 23 plants · last May 1, 2002 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Arctic Grayling Stocked · 2 plants · last November 20, 2023 Last stocked November 20, 2023 · 2 plants
Arctic Grayling species guideHow Pine Lake is stocked
About 663 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 5 lakes in Manistee County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
2,000
Fish stocked in 1980
5,000
Fish stocked in 1981
5,000
Fish stocked in 1982
4,700
Fish stocked in 1983
5,000
Fish stocked in 1984
5,000
Fish stocked in 1985
4,000
Fish stocked in 1986
4,272
Fish stocked in 1988
5,000
Fish stocked in 1989
5,000
Fish stocked in 1990
5,000
Fish stocked in 1991
4,950
Fish stocked in 1992
4,950
Fish stocked in 1993
4,950
Fish stocked in 1994
5,000
Fish stocked in 1995
4,700
Fish stocked in 1996
4,850
Fish stocked in 1997
4,995
Fish stocked in 1998
4,900
Fish stocked in 1999
5,000
Fish stocked in 2000
5,000
Fish stocked in 2001
5,000
Fish stocked in 2002
5,000
Fish stocked in 2023
1,105
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2023 | Arctic Grayling | 871 | – | report |
| November 20, 2023 | Arctic Grayling | 234 | – | report |
| May 1, 2002 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 13, 2001 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 18, 2000 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 21, 1999 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 14, 1998 | Brown Trout | 4,900 | – | report |
| April 22, 1997 | Brown Trout | 4,995 | – | report |
| April 24, 1996 | Brown Trout | 4,850 | – | report |
| April 14, 1995 | Brown Trout | 4,700 | – | report |
| May 12, 1994 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| May 3, 1993 | Brown Trout | 4,950 | – | report |
| April 29, 1992 | Brown Trout | 4,950 | – | report |
| April 19, 1991 | Brown Trout | 4,950 | – | report |
| April 23, 1990 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 24, 1989 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 20, 1988 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 7, 1986 | Brown Trout | 4,272 | – | report |
| May 22, 1985 | Brown Trout | 4,000 | – | report |
| April 16, 1984 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 11, 1983 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| May 6, 1982 | Brown Trout | 4,700 | – | report |
| May 7, 1981 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| May 6, 1980 | Brown Trout | 5,000 | – | report |
| April 19, 1979 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- restrooms, camping
Pine Lake Campground (Huron-Manistee National Forest) sits on the lake, which allows motorized and non-motorized boating. The Forest Service launch has a gravel ramp. The federally owned west shore is swampy, and the beach off the picnic area is shallow and gravel-bottomed a long way out.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Pine Lake
The west side of Pine Lake is federally owned and is swampy, and the beach off the picnic area is shallow for a long distance out. (fs.usda.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Pine Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Pine Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Sand Lake Recreation Area camping (3.8 miles), Peterson Bridge Campground (10.3 miles), and Seaton Creek Recreation Area camping (14.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Pine Lake?
Fishing Pine Lake usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 23 of 25 plants on record, ahead of Arctic Grayling. Brown Trout was last stocked May 1, 2002. Arctic Grayling was last stocked November 20, 2023.
When is Pine Lake stocked?
Not stocked since November 20, 2023. About 663 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 5 lakes in Manistee County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 21 years between 1979 and 2023.
How do you get on Pine Lake?
Facilities include restrooms and camping. Pine Lake Campground (Huron-Manistee National Forest) sits on the lake, which allows motorized and non-motorized boating. The Forest Service launch has a gravel ramp. The federally owned west shore is swampy, and the beach off the picnic area is shallow and gravel-bottomed a long way out.
Which lakes near Pine Lake were stocked more recently?
Tippy Dam Pond (5.5 mi) and Portage Lake (16.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Portage Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.