Lake Macatawa

Lake Macatawa is a fishing water in Ottawa County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Good	Small jigs, minnows under a bobber near brush piles
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus	Good	Worms, crickets, small spinners near docks and weeds
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus	Good	Chicken liver, stink bait, night crawlers on bottom
Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides	Good	Plastic worms, crankbaits, topwater frogs near lily pads
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy	Good	Large bucktails, jerkbaits, topwater gliders, sucker minnows ÔÇö always finish with a figure-8 boatside
Northern Pike Esox lucius	Good	Spoons, large swimbaits, sucker minnows under a bobber
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu	Good	Tubes, drop shot, jigs near rocky points
Walleye Sander vitreus	Good	Jigs with minnows, crawler harnesses, trolling crankbaits

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
Jun 9, 2026	Walleye	51,049	1.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 5, 2025	Walleye	16,625	1.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Nov 13, 2024	Muskellunge	2,546	9.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 5, 2024	Walleye	610	7.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 8, 2024	Walleye	27,520	1.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 10, 2023	Walleye	527	7.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 8, 2023	Walleye	44,879	1.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 8, 2023	Walleye	31,175	1.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 7, 2023	Walleye	10,805	1.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Nov 3, 2022	Muskellunge	2,548	9.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 19, 2022	Walleye	497	8.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 8, 2022	Walleye	48,000	1.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 2, 2022	Walleye	37,838	1.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 6, 2022	Chinook Salmon	52,694	3.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Nov 3, 2021	Walleye	307	4.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Aug 26, 2021	Muskellunge	36,657	3.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 6, 2021	Walleye	5,000	1.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 27, 2020	Chinook Salmon	75,772	3.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 13, 2019	Walleye	44,000	1.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 6, 2019	Walleye	43,016	1.1"	Imported from DNR CSV

* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.

No regulations on file. Check the Michigan DNR Fishing Guide for current rules.

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