McKeever Lake
MI · Schoolcraft
- Stocked
- 147 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 4.2 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
- 147 acres
- Shoreline
- 4.2 miles of shoreline
- County
- Schoolcraft County
- Last stocked
- June 2, 2026
- Species
- Muskellunge, Lake trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskellunge | 66 | 25.8 | 06-02-2026 |
| Lake trout | 1540 | 33.29, 23.42 | 10-14-2025 |
| Muskellunge | 129 | 22.1 | 11-06-2024 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
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
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)
Silver Lamprey
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.