Starvation Lake

Starvation Lake is a fishing water in Kalkaska County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus	Good	Worms, crickets, small spinners near docks and weeds
Brown Trout Salmo trutta	Good	Streamers, large spoons, nightcrawlers, spawn sacs ÔÇö fish near stream mouths and tributaries in fall
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	Good	Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu	Good	Tubes, drop shot, jigs near rocky points

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
Apr 20, 2026	Brown Trout	3,100	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 20, 2026	Rainbow Trout	3,500	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 22, 2025	Rainbow Trout	3,500	4.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 22, 2025	Brown Trout	3,300	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 2, 2024	Rainbow Trout	3,685	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 2, 2024	Brown Trout	3,100	7.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 19, 2023	Brown Trout	3,015	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 19, 2023	Rainbow Trout	3,200	6.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 21, 2022	Rainbow Trout	3,350	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 21, 2022	Brown Trout	3,345	7.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 15, 2021	Rainbow Trout	3,350	6.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 5, 2021	Brown Trout	3,300	6.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 15, 2020	Rainbow Trout	3,000	9.8"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 27, 2020	Rainbow Trout	3,200	7.8"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 15, 2020	Brown Trout	3,519	7.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 2, 2019	Rainbow Trout	3,684	7.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 16, 2019	Brown Trout	1,669	7.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 16, 2019	Brown Trout	1,670	7.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 29, 2018	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 15, 2018	Brown Trout	3,350	7.2"	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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