Lake Macatawa
MI · Ottawa
- Stocked
- 1,817 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 16.4 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
- 1,817 acres
- Shoreline
- 16.4 miles of shoreline
- County
- Ottawa County
- Last stocked
- June 9, 2026
- Species
- Walleye, Muskellunge
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 51049 | 3.07 | 06-09-2026 |
| Walleye | 16625 | 3.16 | 06-05-2025 |
| Muskellunge | 2546 | 22.9 | 11-13-2024 |
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
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie
Rod: Stout, heavy casting rod, 7 to 9 feet. Trolling rods: 8 to 10 feet, medium-heavy, rated 20 to 40 lb.
Line: From 20 to 35 lb line up to 50 to 80 lb braid. Heavy braid is now the common choice.
Baits: live suckers about 10 to 14 inches
Lures: bucktail and inline spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, River Chub, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spottail Shiner, Striped 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.