Jose Lake

MI · Iosco

Stocked
121 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
3.6 miles of shoreline

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The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres: 121 acres
Shoreline: 3.6 miles of shoreline
County: Iosco County
Last stocked: November 1, 2025
Species: Walleye, Black crappie

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Walleye	527	15.24	11-01-2025
Black crappie	348	12.7	11-01-2025
Walleye	550	12.24	11-23-2024
Black crappie	393	12.7	11-23-2024

Gear for the fish stocked here

Walleye

Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.

Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.

Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches

Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits

Full Walleye gear guide

Crappie

Rod: Light or ultralight rod, 4.5 to 8 feet or longer. Longer rods are gentler on their soft mouths.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament; 6 lb is a good default.

Baits: small minnows, waxworms, pieces of nightcrawler

Lures: 1/32 to 1/8 oz jigs with small plastic bodies, small spinners and spinnerbaits, small crankbaits

Full Crappie gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Channel Darter, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, Redfin Shiner, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Lamprey

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.