Lakeville Lake

Boat Ramps: 1
Access Points: 1
Species: 9

Lakeville Lake is a scenic 460-acre water body located in Michigan that offers excellent fishing opportunities for anglers of all skill levels. Originally consisting of 13 small lakes, a water-control project about 50 years ago transformed it into a single lake with unique characteristics. About half of the lake features shallow waters of 5 feet or less, while the remainder contains numerous deep pools approaching the lake's maximum depth of 65 feet. This diverse underwater landscape, combined with clear water conditions, creates an ideal habitat for a variety of fish species and provides anglers with multiple fishing environments to explore throughout the year.

Michigan licenses and regulations4 to check before you go

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are at Lakeville Lake and what's needed to catch them.

Find which waters have the species you want to catch

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Walleye

Sander vitreus

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

Rock Bass

Ambloplites rupestris

Fish stocking schedule

Latest 5 stockings

Walleye2,082 fish · 6.5 inOct 31, 2024
Walleye623 fish · 7.1 inOct 26, 2023
Walleye7,126 fish · 5.2 inNov 8, 2018
Walleye3,989 fish · 4.1 inNov 7, 2017
Walleye35,979 fish · 1.9 inJun 29, 2016

Source

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Updated Nov 13, 2026. Sizes are the length the agency reports. Dates are as precise as the agency reports them.

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Fishing spots, boat ramps & amenities

Learn how to get on Lakeville Lake. Uncover great fishing access points, boat ramps, and all the facilities you need for an unforgettable day on the water. Some locations shown may border or include private property. Always check property boundaries and applicable regulations before visiting. onWater's Public & Private Land layer can help you plan your access with confidence.

Boat Ramp

Know where you can legally fish on Lakeville Lake

See public and private land boundaries along the water, turn on private parcels with owner details to know where permission is required, and find land-trust parcels that offer permitted fishing access.

Michigan licenses and regulations

Michigan Boating Regulations

When using any type of watercraft to access a body of water, it is important to follow all federal, state, and local rules and regulations. These rules and regulations include boat permitting and licensing, invasive species inspections and stamps, life jacket and PFD rules, motor size and horsepower restrictions, noise limitations, restrictions on personal watercraft, and many more. Visit the web link below for the most current rules and regulations for this body of water.

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Michigan Fishing License

You must purchase a fishing license if you are 17 years of age or older to fish. If you are under 17, you may fish without a license, but you are required to observe all fishing rules and regulations. Any adult actively assisting a minor who does not have a license must have a fishing license. Please note, a license is required when targeting fish, amphibians, crustaceans and reptiles. Michigan's annual fishing license is valid from March 1 of a given year through March 31 of the following year.

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Michigan Fishing Regulations

This river has a variety of species and regulations, including potential floating and/or watercraft restrictions. Because this river is specially managed for species, seasons, angling methods, and watercraft, it is strongly encouraged you check all federal, state, and local regulations before fishing. Visit any of the links below, inquire locally, or contact a local fly shop to learn current regulations and restrictions.

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Michigan Stream Access Laws

The public has a right to use a waterway for pleasure, travel, or commercial navigation. The right extends to wading on the streambed or traveling on ice. While constant movement is not required, neither can a vessel be permanently moored or use the waterway as a parking spot. The riparian owner (the owner of the land along the water) owns the streambed, but that right is subordinate to the right of navigation. On non-navigable waters the riparian owner has the right to fish and can exclude the public from fishing on such waters. But on navigable waters, the rights of the private owners are inferior to the public trust right to fish the waters.

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Take Lakeville Lake with you

The onWater Fish app keeps this water's access points, species and conditions in your pocket, with the tools you use once you're there.

Use the map without signal
Download the map around Lakeville Lake to use it offline when coverage drops.
Log your catches here
Keep a private fishing journal for Lakeville Lake to find where and when fish are biting for you.
HD depth charts from Garmin
Find drop offs, ledges, channels, points and shallow flats with Garmin depth charts in the app.