Klinger Lake fishing: Walleye, Cisco

Target species: Walleye, Cisco
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Klinger Lake, 2 lanes.

The lake

Klinger Lake covers 838 acres in Michigan, across St. Joseph County. It is a lake: 92.2% of it is 60 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 70 feet (21.3 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 70 ft (21.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.2% of the water is 60 feet or shallower. We hold 24 depth contour lines for this water.

Ramsauer Beach, Klinger Lake, Michigan (68055).jpg
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  • 0–5 ft: 22.2% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 25.8% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 10.6% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 2.6% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 2.7% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 3% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 3.8% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 4.1% of the water

Stocking: 796,714 fish, 1985–2026

Michigan DNR records list 796,714 fish released into this water from 1985 to 2026.

  • Walleye: 796,714 in 1987–2026

2 target fish, led by Walleye

  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Cisco — Feeding water: 40–60°F.

Also recorded here: Common Carp.

Shore-line at Oakwood, Klinger Lake, Sturgis, Michigan (71108).jpg
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Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 7.7–19.1 feet on our readings, averaging 11.9 feet, from 165 readings. Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2017–2025.

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp and 1 boat ramp.

  • Klinger Lake — 2 lanes, restrooms. Allegan Field Office. phone 269-673-4747
  • Klinger Lake Marina — Sturgis. 67708 Klinger Lake Road, Sturgis 49091

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.

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.