Sporley Lake
MI · Marquette
- Stocked
- 76.8 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 1.8 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
- 76.8 acres
- Shoreline
- 1.8 miles of shoreline
- County
- Marquette County
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
- Species
- Brown trout, Splake, Lake trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 1400 | 19.41 | 05-04-2026 |
| Splake | 1999 | 19.8 | 04-28-2026 |
| Lake trout | 45 | 836.42 | 10-30-2025 |
| Splake | 2000 | 20.6 | 05-19-2025 |
| Brown trout | 1498 | 12.38 | 05-13-2025 |
| Lake trout | 46 | 82.8 | 01-02-2025 |
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
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
Lake Trout
Rod: Medium spinning rod for casting and bottom fishing. Medium-heavy to heavy rod for deep jigging. For trolling, 8 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy rods.
Line: For downrigger trolling, 250 to 400 yards of 15 lb mono, or 30 lb braid with a six-foot, 17 lb mono leader.
Baits: dead ciscoes or smelt, minnows
Lures: trolling spoons, heavy jigs and jigging spoons, flasher and fly combinations
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.