Sage Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye

Lake · Michigan · Camp Lu Lay Lea, 2.9 mi away

Sage Lake, Michigan: Northern Pike. 92.2% of it is 50 feet deep or less. 1 trailer ramp. At least 80 ft deep. 1,132,945 fish stocked since 1983.

Lake

Surface area: 789 acres1.2 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 80 ftdeep
Fish species: 3
Access points: 1
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Camp Lu Lay Lea2.9 mi

Sage Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Sage Lake, 2 lanes.

The lake

Sage Lake covers 789 acres in Michigan, across Ogemaw County. It is a lake: 92.2% of it is 50 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 80 feet (24.4 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 80 ft (24.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.2% of the water is 50 feet or shallower. We hold 87 depth contour lines for this water.

0–5 ft: 5.7% of the water
5–10 ft: 9.7% of the water
10–15 ft: 10.1% of the water
15–20 ft: 10.7% of the water
20–25 ft: 11.6% of the water
25–30 ft: 10.8% of the water
30–35 ft: 9.7% of the water
35–40 ft: 10.5% of the water
40–45 ft: 7.9% of the water
45–50 ft: 5.5% of the water
50–55 ft: 5.9% of the water
55–60 ft: 1.4% of the water
60–65 ft: 0.4% of the water
65–70 ft: 0.3% of the water

Stocking: 1,132,945 fish, 1983–2026

Michigan DNR records list 1,132,945 fish released into this water from 1983 to 2026.

Fathead Minnow: 900,000 in 2020–2021
Walleye: 122,176 in 1985–2026
Northern Pike: 108,769 in 1983–1990

One more species on the stocking list.

2 target fish, led by Northern Pike

Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.

Also recorded here: Fathead Minnow.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

Sage Lake — 2 lanes, open 4am–11pm, restrooms. Rifle River State Recreation Area. phone 989-473-2258

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.

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.
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.

1 access point on this water. Tap a row to find it on the map.

Trailer ramps · 1

You can back a trailer down these.

Ramp	Lanes	Trailer spaces	Surface	Dock	Restroom	Fee	Hours	Show on map
Sage Lake	2	—	—	—	—	—	0400_2300

Official stocking: 1,132,945 fish across 1983–2026. This is not a stock estimate — it is what the state released into the water, and how much.

Species	Fish	Years
Fathead Minnow	900,000	2020, 2021
Walleye	122,176	1985, 1989, 2005, 2009, 2023, 2026
Northern Pike	108,769	1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
Hybrid Sunfish	2,000	2020