Smallwood Lake fishing

Fishing at Smallwood Lake has Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1996, most often in September and November. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Last stocked

June 19, 2019

Plants on record

8

Since 1996

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

253.5

How Smallwood Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the last week of October. In 2019 it was June 19, 2019, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 16 years between 1996 and 2019.

About 113 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 7 lakes in Gladwin County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Wiggins Lake (9.6 mi), Lake Lancer (10.1 mi), Pratt Lake (10.2 mi), and Hoister Lake (15.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Wiggins Lake is also stocked with Walleye, Lake Lancer is also stocked with Walleye, and Pratt Lake is also stocked with Walleye.

Fish at Smallwood Lake

Fishing Smallwood Lake is most likely to be for Muskellunge. Muskellunge accounts for 7 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Walleye.

Muskellunge 7 plants
Plants
7 of 8
Last stocked
November 1, 2018

Seasons and rigs are on the Muskellunge guide.

Walleye 1 plant
Plants
1 of 8
Last stocked
June 19, 2019

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 5501996
  • 9502004
  • 9362006
  • 4502009
  • 3002012
  • 3482015
  • 3482018
  • 24,8192019

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 19, 2019 Walleye 24,819 report
November 1, 2018 Muskellunge 348 report
October 29, 2015 Muskellunge 348 report
November 2, 2012 Muskellunge 300 report
October 15, 2009 Muskellunge 450 report
September 18, 2006 Muskellunge 936 report
November 2, 2004 Muskellunge 950 report
September 13, 1996 Muskellunge 550 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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