Little Traverse Lake fishing: Cisco, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed

Target species: Cisco, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed

The lake

Little Traverse Lake covers 652 acres in Michigan, across Leelanau County. It is a lake: 91.2% of it is 36 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 54 feet (16.5 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 54 ft (16.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.2% of the water is 36 feet or shallower. We hold 26 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–3 ft: 7% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 23% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 9.5% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 6% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 3% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 1.8% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 48–51 ft: 0.5% of the water

3 target fish, led by Cisco

  • Cisco — Feeding water: 40–60°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Stocking: 2,676 fish, 1991–2017

Michigan DNR records list 2,676 fish released into this water from 1991 to 2017. The latest stocking on record is from 2017, more than three years ago.

  • Bluegill: 2,347 in 1991–1993
  • Pumpkinseed: 129 in 1992

One more species on the stocking list.

Where this data comes from

  • NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • 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.