The Michigan DNR defines a Designated Trout Lake as one in which trout are the predominant game fish. Special fishing regulations apply to these lakes, so be sure to consult the DNR’s Inland Trout and Salmon Guide.
Lower Peninsula Designated Trout Lakes
Alcona County: O’Brien Lake, Reid Lake, South Hoist Lake
Allegan County: Kalamazoo Lake/Silver Lake, Lake 16, Pike Lake
Antrim County: Bellaire Pond, Elk Lake, Torch Lake
Barry County: Deep Lake, Gull Lake
Benzie County: Betsie Lake, Big Platte Lake, Crystal Lake
Berrien County: Singer Lake
Branch County: Cary Lake, Gilead Lake, Lake Lavine, Rose Lake (Lake of the Woods)
Antrim County: Bellaire Pond, Elk Lake, Torch Lake
Calhoun County: Lee Lake
Cass County: Birch Lake, Harwood Lake, Hemlock Lake, Shavehead Lake
Charlevoix County: Lake Charlevoix, Thumb (Louise) Lake, Walloon Lake
Cheboygan County: Silver Lake, Twin #1 Lake, Weber Lake
Clare County: Little Long Lake
Crawford County: Bright Lake, Glory Lake, Kneff Lake, Shupac Lake, Sandhill Lake
Eaton County: Lake Alliance, Lake Interstate
Emmet County: Walloon Lake
Grand Traverse County: Duck Lake, Elk Lake, Green Lake, Sand Lake #1, Sand Lake #2
Hillsdale County: Bear Lake, Bird Lake, Hemlock Lake
Iosco County: Buck Creek Pond
Isabella County: Blanchard Pond
Jackson County: Farewell Lake, Swains Lake
Kalamazoo County: Gull Lake, Little Paw Paw Lake, Rupert Lake
Kalkaska County: Bear Lake, Big Blue Lake, Big Guernsey Lake, Big Twin Lake, Starvation Lake
Kent County: Lime Lake, Marjella Lake
Lake County: Harper Lake
Leelanau County: Big Glen Lake, Lime Lake, Morth Lake Leelanau, Solon Pond
Lenawee County: Allens Lake, Deep Lake
Livingston County: Trout Lake
Manistee County: Arcadia Lake, Manistee Lake, Pine Lake, Portage Lake
Mason County: Pere Marquette Lake
Montcalm County: Marl Lake, Nevins Lake
Montmorency County: Avalon Lake, Clear Lake, Lake Fifteen Lake, Long Lake, Mccormick Lake
Muskegon County: Duck Lake, Half Moon Lake, Mona Lake, Muskegon Lake, White Lake
Newaygo County: Condon Lake, Crystal Lake
Oakland County: Maceday Lake
Oceana County: Pentwater Lake, Silver Lake, Stony Lake
Ogemaw County: Devoe Lake, Grousehaven Lake, Lake George
Osceola County: Wells Lake
Oscoda County: Crater Lake, Loon Lake
Otsego County: Big Chub Lake, Bradford Lake, Bridge Lake, Heart Lake, Pickerel Lake
Ottawa County: Lake Macatawa, Pigeon Lake
Presque Isle County: Trout Creek Pond
Roscommon County: Higgins Lake
St. Joseph County: Corey Lake
Van Buren County: Shafer Lake
Washtenaw County: Pickerel Lake
Upper Peninsula Designated Trout Lakes
Alger County: Ackerman Lake, Addis Lake and Pond, Cheryl’s Lake, Cole Creek Pond, Grand Marais Lake, Grand Sable Lake, Harrison’s Pond, Hike Lake, Irwin Lake, Juanita Lake, Kay’s Pond, Mirror Lake, N. (Upper) Shoe Lake, Rock River Pond, Rock Lake, Sawaski Pond, Sullivan Pond, Trueman Lake
Barage County: Alberta Pond, Fence Lake, Roland Lake
Chippewa County: Dukes Lake, Highbanks Lake, Naomikong Lake, Naomikong Pond, Trout Brook Pond, West Roxbury Pond, East Roxbury Pond
Delta County: Bear Lake, Carr Lake, Carr Ponds, Killpecker Pond, Norway Lake, Section 1 Pond, Square Lake, Wintergreen Lake, Zigmaul Pond
Dickinson County: Pickerel Lake
Gogebic County: Beatons Lake, Black River Lake, Castle Lake, Cornelia Lake, Finger Lake, Imp Lake, Little Duck Lake, Mishike Lake, Moon Lake, Plymouth Lake, Redboat Lake
Houghton County: Clear Lake, Emily Lake, Lake On Three, Penegore Lake, Perrault Lake, Roland Lake
Iron County: Caspian Pond, Chicagoan Lake, Deadmans Lake, Ellen Lake, Fire Lake, Forest Lake, Fortune Pond, Golden Lake, Hannah-Webb Lake, Killdeer Lake, Long Lake, Madelyn Lake, Ottawa Lake, Skyline Lake, Spree Lake, Timber Lake
Keweenaw County: Eliza Pond, Lake Fanny Hooe, Lost Lake, Manganese Lake, No Name Pond
Luce County: Belle Lake 1, Bennett Springs Lake, Brockies Pond, Buckys Pond, Camp 8 Lake, Dairy Lake, Deer Lake, Dillingham Lake, Holland Lake, Jack Lake, Little Whorl Lake, Moon Lake, Peanut Lake, Perch Lake, Pratt Lake, Round (N. Manistique) Lake, Sid Lake, Silver Creek Pond, Spring Creek Pond, Syphon Lake, Tank Lake, Trout Lake, Twin Lake, Ward Lake, Wolverine Lake, Youngs Lake
Mackinac County: Castle Rock Pond, Millecoquin Pond
Marquette County: Angeline Lake, Arfelin Lake, Bass Lake, Bedspring Lake, Brocky Lake, Cecilia’s Pond, Cedar Lake, Clear Lake, Cranberry Lake, Crooked Lake, Forestville Basin, Island Lake, Just Lake, Keyhole Lake East, Kidney Lake, Little Brocky Lake, Little Shag Lake, Moccasin Lake, North Pauls Lake, South Pauls Lake, Perch Lake, North Rockingchair Lake, South Rockingchair Lake,Section 13 Lake, Silver Lake Basin, Silver Lake, Slough Lake, Sporley Lake, Squaw Lake, Strawberry Lake, Swanzy Lake, Twin lake, Wolf Lake
Ontonagon County: Calderwood Pond, Courtney Lake, Mirror Lake, Trout Creek Pond
Schoolcraft County: Dutch Fred Lake, King’s Pond, Lost Lake, Ned’s Lake, Spring Pond, Twilight Lake