Duck Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker, Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Interlochen State Park - Duck Lake, 2 lanes.

The lake

Duck Lake covers 1,962 acres in Michigan, across Grand Traverse County. It is a lake: 92.1% of it is 65 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 98 feet (29.9 m). Our records hold 11 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 98 ft (29.9 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.1% of the water is 65 feet or shallower. We hold 55 depth contour lines for this water.

Aerial view of White Lk and Duck Lk on the Lk Mich shoreline, Muskegon County.jpg
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  • 0–5 ft: 10.7% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 14.9% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 11% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 70–75 ft: 0.8% of the water
  • 75–80 ft: 0.8% of the water
  • 80–85 ft: 1% of the water
  • 85–90 ft: 4% of the water

7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Cisco — Feeding water: 40–60°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Also recorded here: Pumpkinseed, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Spottail Shiner.

Stocking: 569,544 fish, 1997–2026

Michigan DNR records list 569,544 fish released into this water from 1997 to 2026.

  • Lake Trout: 376,767 in 2007–2026
  • Brown Trout: 144,577 in 1989–2009

One more species on the stocking list.

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

Duck Lake.jpg
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  • Interlochen State Park - Duck Lake — 2 lanes, open 8am–10pm, restrooms. Interlochen State Park. phone 231-276-9511
  • Interlochen State Park - South Campgound — 1 lane, open 8am–10pm. Interlochen State Park. phone 231-276-9511

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 56°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2019–2023.

What is hard here

Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth 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.