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Sturgeon Lake

MI · St. Joseph

  • Stocked
  • 193 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 4.9 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
193 acres
Shoreline
4.9 miles of shoreline
County
St. Joseph County
Last stocked
June 24, 2025
Species
Channel catfish, Walleye
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Channel catfish392214.606-24-2025
Walleye139522.9706-04-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Channel Catfish

Rod: 6 to 7.5 foot medium-heavy spinning, spincast or baitcasting rod for average fish. 7.5 to 10 foot medium-heavy to heavy for big ones.

Line: 10 to 12 lb mono for fish of 3 to 8 lb; 15 to 20 lb for bigger cats.

Baits: cut bait, chicken liver, nightcrawlers

Full Channel Catfish gear guide

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

Full Walleye gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Black Buffalo, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Grass Carp, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Ironcolor Shiner, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Ninespine Stickleback, Orangethroat Darter, Rainbow Darter

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.