Round Lake fishing

Fishing at Round Lake has Walleye and Tiger Muskie on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1983, most often in June and October. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

October 10, 2019

Plants on record

12

Since 1983

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

483.3

How Round Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of June. In 2019 it was October 10, 2019, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 28 years between 1983 and 2019.

About 2,140 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 9 lakes in Delta County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Skeels Lake (6.1 mi), Dana Lake (6.3 mi), and Fish Lake (7.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Skeels Lake is also stocked with Walleye, Dana Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie, and Fish Lake is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish at Round Lake

Fishing Round Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. Walleye accounts for 8 of 12 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Muskie.

Walleye 8 plants
Plants
8 of 12
Last stocked
October 10, 2019

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Tiger Muskie 4 plants
Plants
4 of 12
Last stocked
August 21, 1989

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 950,9501983
  • 6651985
  • 1,0501987
  • 1,4251989
  • 17,3632011
  • 18,7882012
  • 20,0002014
  • 20,5372016
  • 3,5352019

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 10, 2019 Walleye 3,535 report
June 29, 2016 Walleye 9,990 report
June 24, 2016 Walleye 10,547 report
June 27, 2014 Walleye 20,000 report
June 5, 2012 Walleye 18,788 report
June 30, 2011 Walleye 4,306 report
June 29, 2011 Walleye 13,057 report
August 21, 1989 Tiger Muskie 1,425 report
October 6, 1987 Tiger Muskie 1,050 report
October 2, 1985 Tiger Muskie 665 report
August 9, 1983 Tiger Muskie 950 report
May 18, 1983 Walleye 950,000 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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