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inland lakes
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:26 pm
by brandon
besides hudson, thornapple, ovid what other inland lakes have good populations of muskie in southern lower pen.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:40 pm
by Larry Porter
Hey Brandon,
Virtually all the southern Michigan muskie fishing has been provided by the DNR's stocking program. Go to
www.michigandnr.com/fishstock/ and select muskellunge. It takes about 7 or 8 years for the faster-growing females to reach 42 inches from the time that they are stocked in the fall at 10"-12". Some lakes are better than others but they should all have some decent fishing.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:46 pm
by brandon
thank you, have you or any one you know fished belleville lake
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:51 pm
by Will Schultz
Belleville lost a lot of its fish over the dam making a unique fishery. There is decent fishing in the river even below Flat Rock. The DNR confirmed in a survey that the fish below these dams were indeed the ones stocked in Belleville.
Inland lakes
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:35 am
by elk_n_esox_baby
I will get out to Belleville Lake this spring, and scout it out. It's only about 30 minutes from my house. I was there a couple years ago and raised a couple smaller fish, perhaps they've grown up a bit by now?
I doubt they get much direct pressure, as I don't think anyone really fishes for muskies there.