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https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/fishstock/Search for walleyes stocked in the last 5ish years in whatever counties you are willing to drive to nearby[/quote`]Many times lake associations get a permit to do a stocking of fish and I don't think that is onthe DNR's list. I know of 2 lkae north of Kazoo that this happened at ears ago. One is a very large lake but I do not know how the end results turned out. There are severl lakes in Yankee Springs that have them in them but these are small lakes and will not stand the pressure of a lot of people fishing them. One lake it use tobe quite commo to get some large walletyes out of it many over 25 inches. I am sure it has been fished out now
They are supposed to get a permit from the DNR if it is a private plant, and then it does go in the databaseIf you look at the link there are plenty of private plants listed in the states stocking data
Something ive noticedDont take too much of the advice off of the guys that fish in canada from YouTube... Not that it isnt sound advice but michigan walleyes tend to me more scarce and live in odd places on lakes where they are not native..... I have a lake i fish that has eyes and they are just not where they are supposed to be... In the summer i cstch em in about 8 feet of water top water bass fishing.... I think someone forgot to tell them they are walleye and they are confused lol
Look for the lakes that have had several stockings in the past 3 to 10 years, particularily fall fingerling stockings. Walleye in SW lower grow fast and reach legal size sometime in year 3 so fish planted in 2019 and earlier should be legal. The smaller lakes down here aren't anything like the well known walleye lakes to the north, but they do provide an opportunity to catch walleye, especially for those who put the time in to learn the individual lakes. As for summer, the walleye will be concentrated near the thermocline and will sometimes feed in the warmer waters above it. The oxygen levels below the thermocline in southern Michigan in the summer go quickly to zero. In the smaller lakes the thermocline is often around 12 to 16 ft while in the larger lakes down here it may be closer to 18 to 22ft.
Just want to get in a little practice and not go into that tourney never catching a walleye through the ice. Any help would be appreciated.