Whitefish Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Lake · Michigan · Pierson, 2.1 mi away

Whitefish Lake, Michigan: Northern Pike. 92.1% of it is 42 feet deep or less. At least 54 ft deep.

Whitefish Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye 1

Lake

Surface area: 495 acres0.8 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 54 ftdeep
Fish species: 14
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Pierson2.1 mi

Water claritynow 14.1 ft

Whitefish Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Redfin Pickerel, Bluegill

The lake

Whitefish Lake covers 495 acres in Michigan, across Montcalm County. It is a lake: 92.1% of it is 42 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 54 feet (16.5 m). Our records hold 14 species for this water.

Forster's Tern (1 of 2), Whitefish Lake, Montcalm Co., 11 October 2012 (8078441973).jpg — Caleb Putnam · CC BY 2.0

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Redfin Pickerel — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Longnose Gar, Yellow Bullhead, Banded Killifish.

Mega waterfowl flock, Whitefish Lake, MI, March 12, 2012 (6830693332).jpg — Caleb Putnam · CC BY 2.0

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 54 ft (16.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.1% of the water is 42 feet or shallower. We hold 41 depth contour lines for this water.

Mega waterfowl flock, Whitefish Lake, MI, March 12, 2012 (6830693556).jpg — Caleb Putnam · CC BY 2.0

0–3 ft: 4.3% of the water
3–6 ft: 13.3% of the water
6–9 ft: 9.3% of the water
9–12 ft: 7.3% of the water
12–15 ft: 6.6% of the water
15–18 ft: 6.1% of the water
18–21 ft: 5.6% of the water
21–24 ft: 5.7% of the water
24–27 ft: 4.6% of the water
27–30 ft: 4.3% of the water
30–33 ft: 4.1% of the water
33–36 ft: 4.8% of the water
36–39 ft: 6.5% of the water
39–42 ft: 9.6% of the water
42–45 ft: 5.2% of the water
45–48 ft: 2.5% of the water
48–50 ft: 0.4% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 10–19.9 feet on our readings, averaging 14.5 feet, from 143 readings. Our water temperature readings average 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2019–2023.

Stocking: 870,893 fish, 1979–1999

Michigan DNR records list 870,893 fish released into this water from 1979 to 1999. The latest stocking on record is from 1999, more than three years ago.

Walleye: 870,893 in 1979–1999

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.