Lake Mitchell fishing: Walleye, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed

Target species: Walleye, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Mitchell State Park - Lake Mitchell, 2 lanes.

The lake

Lake Mitchell covers 2,663 acres in Michigan, across Wexford County. It is a lake: 90% of it is 20 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 22 feet (6.7 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Stocking: 7,232,645 fish, 1993–2026

Michigan DNR records list 7,232,645 fish released into this water from 1993 to 2026.

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  • Walleye: 7,232,170 in 2004–2026
  • Bluegill: 450 in 1993–1998
  • Pumpkinseed: 25 in 1993

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 22 ft (6.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90% of the water is 20 feet or shallower. We hold 71 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 5% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 16.6% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 9.5% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 15.6% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 11.3% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 9.9% of the water

3 target fish, led by Walleye

  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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  • Mitchell State Park - Lake Mitchell — 2 lanes, restrooms. Mitchell State Park. phone 231-775-7911

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: 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

Water clarity runs 8–10 feet on our readings, averaging 8.8 feet, from 34 readings. Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8. These readings span 2017–2023.

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What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is 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.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • 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.