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Pontiac Lake

Town: 03N 71 records Last reported: July 9, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Pontiac Lake was on July 9, 2026: 15,163 Walleye (1.72 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
Oakland
Town
03N
Species on record
Walleye, Channel Catfish, Northern pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Fathead minnow, Yellow Perch, Tiger Muskellunge
Records
71 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

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Stocking history

71 records from July 10, 1979 to July 9, 2026. 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.

2026 4 records
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 9, 2026 reported Walleye15,1631.72 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 9, 2026 reported Walleye15,1631.72 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 8, 2026 reported Walleye25,9681.72 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 8, 2026 reported Walleye25,9681.72 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2025 1 record
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 3, 2025 reported Walleye357.65 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2024 1 record
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 25, 2024 reported Walleye29,5621.45 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2023 2 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 27, 2023 reported Walleye6,3541.37 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 13, 2023 reported Walleye29,4911.43 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 14, 2022 reported Walleye2388.04 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2021 2 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 23, 2021 reported Walleye2011 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 23, 2021 reported Walleye807.4 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 3 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 28, 2019 reported Walleye2847.6 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 28, 2019 reported Walleye6110.7 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 28, 2019 reported Walleye8724.02 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 7, 2017 reported Walleye3,1784.06 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2016 3 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 2, 2016 reported Walleye6,8091.21 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 2, 2016 reported Walleye9,0781.15 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 1, 2016 reported Walleye17,9011.21 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2014 1 record
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 24, 2014 reported Walleye30,3261.89 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2012 1 record
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 25, 2012 reported Channel Catfish1,5158.9 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2011 1 record
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 8, 2011 reported Walleye13,2884.02 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2002 1 record
2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 6, 2002 reported Walleye4,3384.8 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2001 1 record
2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 26, 2001 reported Channel Catfish4,0008.98 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2000 1 record
2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 3, 2000 reported Walleye4,7085 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 7 records
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 12, 1997 reported Walleye3,5185.51 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 10, 1997 reported Walleye1459.02 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 10, 1997 reported Walleye15,4643.58 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 2, 1997 reported Walleye2726.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 1, 1997 reported Walleye7816.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 30, 1997 reported Walleye7936.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 25, 1997 reported Channel Catfish12,5006.1 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1996 4 records
1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 22, 1996 reported Walleye33810.28 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
November 22, 1996 reported Walleye40,3123.9 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 15, 1996 reported Walleye466.5 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 25, 1996 reported Channel Catfish8,0009.61 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1995 4 records
1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 18, 1995 reported Walleye8,0555.31 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 17, 1995 reported Walleye5,4095.39 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 11, 1995 reported Channel Catfish10,0619.49 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
October 10, 1995 reported Walleye3228.98 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1994 1 record
1994 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
November 2, 1994 reported Walleye8296.69 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 7 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 23, 1990 reported Walleye11,5833.39 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 21, 1990 reported Walleye51,3821.81 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 20, 1990 reported Walleye10,3292.4 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 19, 1990 reported Walleye17,0942.52 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 15, 1990 reported Walleye10,9981.61 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 14, 1990 reported Walleye17,9601.61 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 13, 1990 reported Walleye3,6331.61 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1986 1 record
1986 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 5, 1986 reported Northern pike4,1423.19 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 2 records
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 4, 1983 reported Largemouth Bass594.37 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 14, 1983 reported Largemouth Bass1594.84 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 19 records
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 5, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass8017.56 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 30, 1982 reported Bluegill800 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
September 27, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass1,3716.89 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 15, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass2,1768.86 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
July 15, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass979.21 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 25, 1982 reported Black Crappie650 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 25, 1982 reported Bluegill1,141 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 18, 1982 reported Black Crappie2,769 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 18, 1982 reported Bluegill154 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 19, 1982 reported Bluegill50 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 19, 1982 reported Northern pike600,0000.59 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 1982 reported Black Crappie370 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 1982 reported Bluegill14 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass1312.68 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 16, 1982 reported Northern pike14732.72 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 12, 1982 reported Channel Catfish93819.45 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 12, 1982 reported Fathead minnow355,256 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 12, 1982 reported Yellow Perch164 Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
April 8, 1982 reported Largemouth Bass2,1504.72 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
August 11, 1980 reported Tiger Muskellunge1,2006.61 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 10, 1979 reported Tiger Muskellunge1,2005.28 in avg 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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