Lake Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last May 4, 2005 Best: dawn Smoky Lake fishing
Smoky Lake fishing: not stocked since October 19, 2005. It was stocked with Brook Trout, Splake, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Muskellunge, and Rainbow Trout. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Cisco, and Rainbow Smelt. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Yellow Perch, dawn for Lake Trout, and dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Rainbow Trout, and Smallmouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- October 19, 2005
- · Muskellunge
- Plants on record
- 32
- Since 1979
- Species stocked
- 6 (+5 also recorded)
- Surface acres
- 592.7
Fish at Smoky Lake
Lake Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last May 4, 2005 Best: dawn 
Splake Stocked · 8 plants · last April 22, 1988 Last stocked April 22, 1988 · 8 plants
Splake species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 7 plants · last October 19, 2005 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last May 18, 1989 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last September 24, 1979 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last May 18, 2004 Best: dawn, dusk 
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Yellow Perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow Perch species guide
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide
Cisco Confirmed present 
Rainbow Smelt Confirmed present Best: night Best: night
Rainbow Smelt species guideHow Smoky Lake is stocked
About 264 reported fish per acre, 14th most of 19 lakes in Iron County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
15,000
Fish stocked in 1981
14,700
Fish stocked in 1982
7,000
Fish stocked in 1984
15,383
Fish stocked in 1985
21,250
Fish stocked in 1986
8,600
Fish stocked in 1987
16,550
Fish stocked in 1988
16,000
Fish stocked in 1989
8,082
Fish stocked in 1993
1,400
Fish stocked in 1994
700
Fish stocked in 1996
1,362
Fish stocked in 1997
280
Fish stocked in 2001
575
Fish stocked in 2003
600
Fish stocked in 2004
7,675
Fish stocked in 2005
21,195
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2005 | Muskellunge | 1,195 | – | report |
| May 4, 2005 | Lake Trout | 10,000 | – | report |
| May 4, 2005 | Lake Trout | 10,000 | – | report |
| November 9, 2004 | Muskellunge | 426 | – | report |
| May 18, 2004 | Rainbow Trout | 7,249 | – | report |
| October 14, 2003 | Muskellunge | 600 | – | report |
| October 17, 2001 | Muskellunge | 575 | – | report |
| June 4, 1997 | Lake Trout | 280 | – | report |
| August 28, 1996 | Muskellunge | 1,062 | – | report |
| July 2, 1996 | Lake Trout | 300 | – | report |
| September 6, 1994 | Muskellunge | 700 | – | report |
| September 29, 1993 | Muskellunge | 1,000 | – | report |
| June 9, 1993 | Lake Trout | 400 | – | report |
| May 18, 1989 | Brown Trout | 1,500 | – | report |
| May 17, 1989 | Brown Trout | 6,000 | – | report |
| April 19, 1989 | Lake Trout | 102 | – | report |
| April 18, 1989 | Lake Trout | 240 | – | report |
| April 17, 1989 | Lake Trout | 240 | – | report |
| April 22, 1988 | Splake | 16,000 | – | report |
| September 17, 1987 | Lake Trout | 250 | – | report |
| September 11, 1987 | Lake Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| May 6, 1987 | Splake | 15,300 | – | report |
| June 10, 1986 | Splake | 5,600 | – | report |
| June 10, 1986 | Splake | 3,000 | – | report |
| October 30, 1985 | Lake Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| September 24, 1985 | Splake | 20,000 | – | report |
| May 24, 1985 | Lake Trout | 250 | – | report |
| October 2, 1984 | Lake Trout | 683 | – | report |
| September 27, 1984 | Splake | 14,700 | – | report |
| September 30, 1982 | Splake | 7,000 | – | report |
| September 28, 1981 | Splake | 14,700 | – | report |
| September 24, 1979 | Brook Trout | 15,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Smoky Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Smoky Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Kentuck Lake camping (7.4 miles), Lake Ottawa Pavilion camping (8.6 miles), Franklin Lake camping (11.6 miles), and Anvil Lake camping (12.3 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Smoky Lake?
Fishing Smoky Lake usually means Lake Trout: Lake Trout accounts for 13 of 32 plants on record, ahead of Splake and 4 more. Lake Trout was last stocked May 4, 2005. Splake was last stocked April 22, 1988. Muskellunge was last stocked October 19, 2005. Brown Trout was last stocked May 18, 1989. 2 more species are on the stocking report. Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, and Cisco, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Smoky Lake stocked?
Not stocked since October 19, 2005. About 264 reported fish per acre, 14th most of 19 lakes in Iron County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 10 years between 1979 and 2005.
Which lakes near Smoky Lake were stocked more recently?
Golden Lake (6 mi), Timber Lake (6.5 mi), and Hagerman Lake (8.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Golden Lake is also stocked with Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake, and Brown Trout and Timber Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.