Northern Lower · Kalkaska
Bear Lake
Public trout plants
96
Fish recorded
863,857
History
1979-2026
DNR water ID
9492
Today's conditions
Good · 69 out of 100 · Weather-only estimate
Water temperature
Not reported
River flow
Not reported
Gauge height
Not reported
Eddy's read today
Eddy here - Bear Lake: Good today. Light winds. 5,200 Eagle Lake steelhead stocked Apr 20. Try a nymph, like a pheasant tail. (Weather only)
Au Sable and upper Manistee trout water, with inland lake fisheries.
Typical trout window: late April-September; steelhead on lower reaches. Check current Michigan fishing regulations before a trip.
44.72050, -84.94072 · BLM PLSS section centroid · MI190270N0050W0 section 20
Representative stocking location, not an access point or surveyed water centroid.
Species on record
Historical public plants establish recorded presence, not a guarantee of fish here today.
Trout stocking history
Michigan DNR sourceSite rows are combined by water, species, strain and event date. Private plants are excluded. Stocking dates are when fish went in, not when the record was discovered.
96 public plants
| Event date | Species / strain | Fish | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 14,898 | 7.4 in (18.9 cm) |
| 2026-04-20 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,200 | 7.4 in (18.8 cm) |
| 2025-04-16 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,595 | 7.8 in (19.7 cm) |
| 2025-04-16 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,200 | 7.9 in (20.0 cm) |
| 2024-04-02 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,495 | 7.7 in (19.6 cm) |
| 2024-03-21 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 14,700 | 6.9 in (17.4 cm) |
| 2023-04-18 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 14,215 | 7 in (17.9 cm) |
| 2023-04-18 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 4,800 | 7.8 in (19.8 cm) |
| 2022-04-21 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 9,641 | 7.2 in (18.2 cm) |
| 2022-04-18 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 6,157 | 7.2 in (18.2 cm) |
| 2022-04-18 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,000 | 6.9 in (17.6 cm) |
| 2021-04-15 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 4,999 | 6.7 in (16.9 cm) |
| 2021-04-05 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,600 | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
| 2020-06-09 | Brook trout Strain not recorded | 744 | 11.7 in (29.7 cm) |
| 2020-06-09 | Rainbow trout Strain not recorded | 1,984 | 9.6 in (24.3 cm) |
| 2020-04-27 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 4,800 | 7.5 in (19.0 cm) |
| 2020-04-13 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 16,497 | 7.1 in (18.1 cm) |
| 2019-04-25 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,510 | 7.5 in (19.1 cm) |
| 2019-04-25 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,500 | 7.4 in (18.9 cm) |
| 2018-10-29 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 10,000 | 3.4 in (8.6 cm) |
| 2018-05-31 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 1,579 | 7.4 in (18.7 cm) |
| 2018-05-03 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,790 | 7.5 in (19.1 cm) |
| 2018-04-30 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,399 | 7.1 in (18.0 cm) |
| 2017-06-07 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 2,100 | 6.3 in (16.1 cm) |
| 2017-04-13 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 15,991 | 7.4 in (18.8 cm) |
| 2017-04-13 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 5,495 | 6.8 in (17.2 cm) |
| 2016-05-05 | Steelhead (rainbow trout) Eagle Lake | 4,999 | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
| 2016-04-21 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 1,997 | 7.6 in (19.3 cm) |
| 2016-04-20 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 2,751 | 7.5 in (19.0 cm) |
| 2016-04-05 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 10,200 | 7.6 in (19.4 cm) |
Small fish are future fishery history, not a claim of fishable stockers. Average length is count-weighted from available measurements. No per-record posting time is supplied by DNR. Steelhead classification uses verified strains; Michigan strain requires a verified Great Lakes tributary.