Golden Lake

MI · Iron

Stocked
272 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
3.7 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: 272 acres
Shoreline: 3.7 miles of shoreline
County: Iron County
Last stocked: May 15, 2025
Species: Splake, Lake trout

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Splake	7100	20	05-15-2025
Lake trout	180	72.11, 56.29	11-07-2024

Gear for the fish stocked here

Splake

Rod: Light spinning or spincast rod, as for brook trout in ponds.

Line: Light line, about 4 to 6 lb.

Baits: worms, small baits on ice jigs

Lures: spinners tipped with worms, small spoons, dark nymphs and woolly buggers

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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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