Chippewa Lake

MI · Mecosta

Stocked
783 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
8.4 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: 783 acres
Shoreline: 8.4 miles of shoreline
County: Mecosta County
Last stocked: June 18, 2025
Species: Walleye

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Walleye	43566	5.01	06-18-2025

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

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Likely species (watershed)

Alaskan Stickleback, American Brook Lamprey, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Lamprey, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner

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.