Zukey Lake fishing: Walleye, Cisco, Channel Catfish

Target species: Walleye, Cisco, Channel Catfish

The lake

Zukey Lake covers 430 acres in Michigan, across Livingston County. It is a lake: 92.6% of it is 36 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 50 feet (15.2 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 50 ft (15.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.6% of the water is 36 feet or shallower. We hold 63 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–3 ft: 8.2% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 9.8% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 10.7% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 9% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 6.4% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 4% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 2.7% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 0.9% of the water

3 target fish, led by Walleye

  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Cisco — Feeding water: 40–60°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Stocking: 175,554 fish, 1985–2021

Michigan DNR records list 175,554 fish released into this water from 1985 to 2021. The latest stocking on record is from 2021, more than three years ago.

  • Walleye: 174,345 in 1985–2021
  • Channel Catfish: 1,209 in 2004

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.