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Chicagon Lake

MI · Iron

  • Stocked
  • 1,083 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 10.4 miles of shoreline

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

At a glance

Acres
1,083 acres
Shoreline
10.4 miles of shoreline
County
Iron County
Last stocked
June 26, 2026
Species
Walleye, Muskellunge
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Walleye28534.2406-26-2026
Walleye247784.1106-24-2026
Muskellunge54525.806-02-2026

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

Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie

Rod: Stout, heavy casting rod, 7 to 9 feet. Trolling rods: 8 to 10 feet, medium-heavy, rated 20 to 40 lb.

Line: From 20 to 35 lb line up to 50 to 80 lb braid. Heavy braid is now the common choice.

Baits: live suckers about 10 to 14 inches

Lures: bucktail and inline spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits

Full Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Western Blacknose Dace

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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