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Otter Lake Fish Stocking

Houghton County, Michigan · 1979 to 2025 on record

According to MDNR records, Otter Lake has 31 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2025.

Otter Lake stocking
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31
Stocking records
2,021,399
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2025
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

20 seasons on record, most in the 1989 (3 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2025 · 9,900 fish
1979
1980
1981
1982
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
2000
2002
2004
2012
2015
2017
2021
2023
2025

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). Michigan's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Walleye 26 records
Tiger Muskellunge 3 records
Smallmouth Bass 2 records

Location

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Walleye 9,900 1.66" avg · Bay De Noc strain —

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Quick facts

Latest season 2025
Most stocked Walleye
Species Walleye, Tiger Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass
County Houghton
Seasons on record 1979 – 2025
Fish reported 2,021,399
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Data source

Compiled from public records published by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by MDNR.

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions

MDNR records show Otter Lake stocked with Walleye, Tiger Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass.

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