Brook Trout Stocked · 36 plants · last May 24, 2019 Best: dawn, day, dusk Twilight Lake fishing
Twilight Lake fishing has Brook Trout and Splake on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1979, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 14, 2026
- · Splake
- Plants on record
- 41
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 56.1
Fish at Twilight Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 36 plants · last May 24, 2019 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Splake Stocked · 5 plants · last May 14, 2026 Last stocked May 14, 2026 · 5 plants
Splake species guideHow Twilight Lake is stocked
About 1,202 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 19 lakes in Schoolcraft County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1979
2,750
Fish stocked in 1980
2,750
Fish stocked in 1981
2,750
Fish stocked in 1982
2,700
Fish stocked in 1983
2,300
Fish stocked in 1984
2,553
Fish stocked in 1985
1,800
Fish stocked in 1986
2,750
Fish stocked in 1987
2,750
Fish stocked in 1989
2,750
Fish stocked in 1990
2,750
Fish stocked in 1995
2,750
Fish stocked in 1996
1,200
Fish stocked in 1997
1,040
Fish stocked in 1998
1,200
Fish stocked in 1999
1,200
Fish stocked in 2000
1,500
Fish stocked in 2001
1,380
Fish stocked in 2002
1,400
Fish stocked in 2003
1,400
Fish stocked in 2004
1,400
Fish stocked in 2005
1,392
Fish stocked in 2006
1,100
Fish stocked in 2007
1,200
Fish stocked in 2008
1,398
Fish stocked in 2009
1,285
Fish stocked in 2010
1,305
Fish stocked in 2011
1,310
Fish stocked in 2012
999
Fish stocked in 2013
1,200
Fish stocked in 2014
1,185
Fish stocked in 2015
1,188
Fish stocked in 2016
1,192
Fish stocked in 2017
1,320
Fish stocked in 2018
1,120
Fish stocked in 2019
1,197
Fish stocked in 2022
1,319
Fish stocked in 2023
1,185
Fish stocked in 2024
1,078
Fish stocked in 2025
1,200
Fish stocked in 2026
1,198
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Splake | 1,198 | – | report |
| May 13, 2025 | Splake | 1,200 | – | report |
| April 23, 2024 | Splake | 1,078 | – | report |
| May 10, 2023 | Splake | 1,185 | – | report |
| May 25, 2022 | Splake | 1,319 | – | report |
| May 24, 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,197 | – | report |
| May 25, 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,120 | – | report |
| May 9, 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,320 | – | report |
| May 12, 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,192 | – | report |
| May 22, 2015 | Brook Trout | 1,188 | – | report |
| May 27, 2014 | Brook Trout | 1,185 | – | report |
| May 24, 2013 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| April 26, 2012 | Brook Trout | 999 | – | report |
| May 11, 2011 | Brook Trout | 1,310 | – | report |
| May 4, 2010 | Brook Trout | 1,305 | – | report |
| May 13, 2009 | Brook Trout | 1,285 | – | report |
| May 7, 2008 | Brook Trout | 1,398 | – | report |
| May 2, 2007 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| May 2, 2006 | Brook Trout | 1,100 | – | report |
| April 27, 2005 | Brook Trout | 1,392 | – | report |
| May 18, 2004 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 29, 2003 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 22, 2002 | Brook Trout | 1,400 | – | report |
| May 22, 2001 | Brook Trout | 1,380 | – | report |
| May 17, 2000 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | – | report |
| May 13, 1999 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| May 12, 1998 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| May 19, 1997 | Brook Trout | 1,040 | – | report |
| June 4, 1996 | Brook Trout | 1,200 | – | report |
| October 10, 1995 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| September 25, 1990 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| November 6, 1989 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| November 5, 1987 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| October 23, 1986 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| October 11, 1985 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | – | report |
| September 26, 1984 | Brook Trout | 2,553 | – | report |
| September 29, 1983 | Brook Trout | 2,300 | – | report |
| May 28, 1982 | Brook Trout | 2,700 | – | report |
| June 3, 1981 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| June 17, 1980 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
| June 28, 1979 | Brook Trout | 2,750 | – | report |
Access and facts
Twilight Lake sits in the Big Island Lake Wilderness of Hiawatha National Forest, reached by canoe and marked portages: 0.9 mile from the Twilight Lake Entry trailhead, 0.5 mile from Vance Lake, and 0.1 mile over to Byers Lake.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Twilight Lake
Between mid-December and mid-March, the snow pack averages four feet. When the snow melts, 34 inches of annual precipitation keeps the countryside wet. (wilderness.net, accessed October 5, 2026)
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Public land at Twilight Lake
Twilight Lake is inside Big Island Lake Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Twilight Lake?
Fishing Twilight Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 36 of 41 plants on record, ahead of Splake. Brook Trout was last stocked May 24, 2019. Splake was last stocked May 14, 2026.
When is Twilight Lake stocked?
Last stocked May 14, 2026. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1979, most often in May and June. About 1,202 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 19 lakes in Schoolcraft County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 7 years between 1979 and 2026.
How do you get on Twilight Lake?
Twilight Lake sits in the Big Island Lake Wilderness of Hiawatha National Forest, reached by canoe and marked portages: 0.9 mile from the Twilight Lake Entry trailhead, 0.5 mile from Vance Lake, and 0.1 mile over to Byers Lake.