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Big Trout Lake

MI · Marquette

  • Stocked

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Marquette County
Last stocked
May 4, 2026
Species
Brown trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Brown trout75019.4105-04-2026
Brown trout78512.3805-13-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Brown Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.

Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish

Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons

Full Brown Trout gear guide

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Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, 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, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Silver Lamprey, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch, 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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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.