Houghton Lake, MI

Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. Michigan's largest inland lake (20,044 acres). Walleye factory + abundant pike. Ice fishing destination with heated shanty rentals. Crappie + bluegill bonus.

Overall bite score

Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled73

Pressure trendNOAArising50

SolunarComputedmoon 49% lit41

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed100

WindNOAA60

Cloud coverNOAA35

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

7 tracked species in Houghton Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant

Bluegillabundant

Northern Pikeabundant

Walleyeabundant

Yellow Perchabundant

Largemouth Basscommon

Bowfinpresent

Water facts

TypeLake

CountyRoscommon

StateMichigan

WaterFreshwater

Houghton Lake DNR Access (south shore), North Bay Park.

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