Guernsey Lake

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. A 217-acre lake, and one of 3 stocked waters on the Barry County record.

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last stocked Apr 20 186 days ago

best window 10:42 pm-12:42 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

2,800 fish reported

217 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked Oct 14.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 20	Brown trout	adult	2,800	completed

When to fish Guernsey Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:20 am-12:20 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am	4:36-5:36 am and 4:51-5:51 pm
Tomorrow	11:06 am-1:06 pm	5:47-6:47 am and 5:13-6:13 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Apr 20

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Michigan fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Gun Lake	6.7 mi	Apr 29
Selkirk Lake	12 mi	Jan 21
High Bank Creek	13 mi	May 6
Gun River	15 mi	Apr 27
Augusta Creek	15 mi	May 20

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Records from Michigan DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Michigan fishing regulations.