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Murphy Lake

Town: 10N 40 records Last reported: June 18, 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Murphy Lake was on June 18, 2025: 24,645 Walleye (1.97 in avg).

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

Browse stocking history

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
Tuscola
Town
10N
Species on record
Walleye, Northern pike, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Fathead minnow, Tiger Muskellunge, Muskellunge
Records
40 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Murphy Lake location context

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Agency records

Stocking history

40 records from August 16, 1979 to June 18, 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
June 18, 2025 reported Walleye24,6451.97 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 27, 2024 reported Walleye11,9201.69 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 10, 2021 reported Walleye8,5082.11 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 25, 2019 reported Walleye47,2931.68 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 7, 2017 reported Walleye20,0001.3 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2015 1 record
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 10, 2015 reported Walleye12,7201.6 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2013 1 record
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 6, 2013 reported Walleye10,0021.39 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2010 1 record
2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 11, 2010 reported Walleye10,4351.71 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2008 1 record
2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 24, 2008 reported Walleye11,3401.91 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2006 1 record
2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 9, 2006 reported Walleye12,7751.65 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2004 2 records
2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 15, 2004 reported Walleye4,8582 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 8, 2004 reported Walleye7,7571.69 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 2, 2002 reported Walleye505 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 14, 2001 reported Walleye7,5621.65 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1998 1 record
1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 1998 reported Walleye8,0201.93 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 1 record
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 15, 1995 reported Walleye10,9941.5 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 8, 1993 reported Walleye11,1841.34 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 2 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 14, 1991 reported Walleye6,6312.48 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 9, 1991 reported Northern pike10,0002.17 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 4 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 8, 1990 reported Channel Catfish10,7123.78 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 31, 1990 reported Largemouth Bass7,0004.09 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 14, 1990 reported Walleye7,5361.65 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 16, 1990 reported Northern pike6,0003.98 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 1 record
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 19, 1989 reported Channel Catfish12,0003.39 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1988 6 records
1988 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 26, 1988 reported Largemouth Bass5,0006.57 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 17, 1988 reported Channel Catfish13,0003.74 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 12, 1988 reported Largemouth Bass3,4002.52 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 14, 1988 reported Walleye5,8401.89 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 17, 1988 reported Northern pike4,0002.99 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 26, 1988 reported Fathead minnow27,5002.24 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 6, 1986 reported Northern pike5,0004.21 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 3 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 22, 1985 reported Northern pike4,6373.35 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 21, 1985 reported Channel Catfish6717.99 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 14, 1985 reported Channel Catfish10517.99 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 5 records
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 23, 1983 reported Channel Catfish4821.89 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
August 9, 1983 reported Tiger Muskellunge1,0007.64 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
August 4, 1983 reported Tiger Muskellunge3,0007.4 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 15, 1983 reported Channel Catfish1718.03 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 14, 1983 reported Channel Catfish2018.03 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD; Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
August 16, 1979 reported Muskellunge1,2006.42 in avg Site: MURPHY LAKE ROAD Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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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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