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Deer Lake

Town: 45N 24 records Last reported: September 3, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Deer Lake was on September 3, 2025: 735 Walleye (3.58 in avg).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Iron
Town
45N
Species on record
Walleye, Northern pike
Records
24 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Deer Lake location context

Approximate · county context
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Deer LakeIron County only Chicagon LakeIron County only Stager LakeIron County only Crystal Falls ImpoundmentIron County only Fortune PondIron County only

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Looking for a different Deer Lake? Also on record: Deer Lake (Idaho County, Idaho) · Deer Lake (Lemhi County, Idaho) · Deer Lake (Alcona County, Michigan) · Deer Lake (Alger County, Michigan) · Deer Lake (Luce County, Michigan)

Agency records

Stocking history

24 records from June 30, 1984 to September 3, 2025. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2025 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 3, 2025 reported Walleye7353.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 2024 reported Walleye4234.34 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 20, 2021 reported Walleye7556.14 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 2 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 2, 2019 reported Walleye3504.41 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 1, 2019 reported Walleye8364.4 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 1 record
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 27, 2018 reported Walleye6108 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 12, 2017 reported Walleye6778.79 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 2002 reported Walleye2,0001.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 27, 2000 reported Walleye4,5001.34 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 30, 1998 reported Walleye2,3002.28 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 1 record
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 8, 1996 reported Walleye2,4321.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 1994 reported Walleye2,2001.97 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1992 1 record
1992 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 7, 1992 reported Walleye2,0001.73 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 2 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 1990 reported Walleye4,1321.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 17, 1990 reported Northern pike5,5003.94 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 31, 1989 reported Northern pike3,1704.25 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 2 records
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 20, 1988 reported Walleye10,2251.46 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 18, 1988 reported Northern pike3,0003.58 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 21, 1987 reported Northern pike1,5004.13 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 3 records
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 17, 1986 reported Walleye5289.49 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 18, 1986 reported Walleye9,4001.5 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 3, 1986 reported Northern pike4,0003.94 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 1 record
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 3, 1985 reported Walleye2848.5 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1984 1 record
1984 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 30, 1984 reported Walleye4,1281.54 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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