Torch Lake fishing

Fishing at Torch Lake is on a natural lake, stocked with Sauger. It is stocked once in 1988, most often in April. Species guides list dawn, day, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

April 25, 1988

Plants on record

Since 1988

Species recorded

Surface acres

2,401.6

Access and facts

Water type: natural lake
Nearest town: Lake Linden
Boat ramp: Yes

A boating access site at Lake Linden Village Park, on the lake's north end, is run by the Village of Lake Linden; launch-lane and parking counts aren't published. This roughly 2,700-acre lake, fed by the Traprock River, is a separate Torch Lake from the larger one in Antrim County.

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How Torch Lake is stocked

About 24 reported fish per acre, 10th most of 11 lakes in Houghton County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Rice Lake (6.5 mi), Portage Lake (7.6 mi), Lake Perrault (17.3 mi), Otter Lake (18.7 mi), and Lake Gratiot (19.2 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Torch Lake

Fishing Torch Lake is most likely to be for Sauger. The one plant on record is Sauger.

Sauger 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 1
Last stocked: April 25, 1988

Seasons and rigs are on the Sauger guide.

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
April 25, 1988	Sauger	58,000	–	report

Species stocked here

Sauger (1)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.