Marl Lake

MI · Montcalm

Stocked
19.3 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
0.6 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: 19.3 acres
Shoreline: 0.6 miles of shoreline
County: Montcalm County
Last stocked: April 1, 2026
Species: Rainbow trout

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Rainbow trout	1000	15.51	04-01-2026
Rainbow trout	1000	16.5	04-09-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

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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.