Boardman Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Brown Trout

Target species: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Brown Trout

The lake

Boardman Lake covers 326 acres in Michigan, across Grand Traverse County. It is a lake: 91.2% of it is 55 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 73 feet (22.3 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 73 ft (22.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.2% of the water is 55 feet or shallower. We hold 28 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–5 ft: 12.4% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 17.4% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 6% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 0.8% of the water

3 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout

  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Brown Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.

Stocking: 6,900,000 fish, 1979–1983

Michigan DNR records list 6,900,000 fish released into this water from 1979 to 1983. The latest stocking on record is from 1983, more than three years ago.

  • Walleye: 6,900,000 in 1979–1983

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.