Cass River
MI · Saginaw
- Stocked
- USGS gauge
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Saginaw County
- Last stocked
- September 26, 2026
- Species
- Lake sturgeon, Walleye
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake sturgeon | 94 | 16.9 | 09-26-2026 |
| Lake sturgeon | 128 | 15.71 | 09-04-2026 |
| Walleye | 50268 | 4.6 | 06-16-2026 |
| Lake sturgeon | 1 | 43 | 05-01-2026 |
| Lake sturgeon | 102 | 18 | 09-20-2025 |
| Lake sturgeon | 132 | 15.59 | 08-22-2025 |
| Walleye | 63919 | 5.01 | 06-18-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Lake Sturgeon
Rod: Stout medium-heavy to heavy rod, similar to a muskie rod.
Line: Braided line, 50 lb or more; many use 80 to 100 lb.
Baits: a ball of 3 to 5 nightcrawlers, often with a minnow or two
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
Likely species (watershed)
Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Channel Darter, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Rainbow Darter, Redfin Shiner, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Striped Shiner, 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.