Lake · Otsego, Michigan
Ford Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 2 ha (6 acres)
Who lives here
- Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalisStocked · 2022 · Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database)
- Brown trout Salmo truttaStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Brown trout | 399 | |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Brown trout | 370 | |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Brown trout | 360 | |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Brook trout | 25 | |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Brown trout | 400 | |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Brook trout | 50 | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Brown trout | 400 | |
| May 4, 2020 | Brown trout | 439 | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Brook trout | 50 | |
| May 6, 2019 | Brown trout | 400 | |
| May 7, 2018 | Brown trout | 350 | |
| May 7, 2018 | Brown trout | 38 | |
| Nov 7, 2017 | Brook trout | 35 | |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Brown trout | 400 | |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Brown trout | 400 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 15 of 15.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database) · State of Michigan open data terms (https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fc7739be5f5247e7bf7f2c6bc9471140, read 2026-10-19): "This dataset is a public record and, as more fully described below, there are no restrictions on the use, reproduction, or distribution of this dataset." The terms also carry a release of claims and an unlimited indemnity, accepted under the owner's 2026-10-19 rule. Credit the agency; remove the layer if the agency asks.
- Michigan DNR, Institute for Fisheries Research · Public record: no restrictions on use, reproduction or distribution (State of Michigan open data terms, provided as is)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.