Brown Bullhead Lakes in Michigan, 52 Lakes

Brown Bullhead fits the catfish niche: tolerant of warm, turbid water, often present in productive (eutrophic) lakes. 861 lakes in our dataset have a record. Brown Bullhead is widely distributed: 809 lakes in Minnesota and 52 in Michigan. That breadth means anglers across most of the coverage area can find a documented Brown Bullhead lake within a reasonable drive.

Catfish-bearing lakes are often productive systems — the kind where the fish do well even when clarity does not. Cross-reference the Brown Bullhead lake list below against each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Brown Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

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Brown Bullhead Lakes Map

Every Michigan lake with documented brown bullhead.

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Best Brown Bullhead Lakes in Michigan

Rank	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth
1	Rennie Lake	Grand Traverse	14 ft	27 ft
2	Duck Lake	Muskegon	11 ft	-
3	Murray Lake	Kent	9 ft	-
4	Clear Lake	Jackson	10.5 ft	34 ft
5	Big Twin Lake	Kalkaska	23 ft	-
6	Otter Lake	Benzie	12 ft	-
7	Lime Lake	Benzie	17.5 ft	25 ft
8	Crooked Lake	Emmet	-	50 ft
9	Beaver Lake	Keweenaw	8.9 ft	-
10	Walloon Lake	Emmet	-	-
11	Lower Herring Lake	Benzie	13 ft	50 ft
12	Beaver Lake	Alpena	16.5 ft	70 ft
13	Crooked Lake	Barry	12 ft	-
14	Long Lake	Gogebic	12 ft	60 ft
15	Chippewa Lake	Mecosta	11 ft	40 ft
16	Shavehead Lake	Cass	8 ft	70 ft
17	Clear Lake	Ogemaw	15 ft	50 ft
18	Shavehead Lake	Cass	8.5 ft	70 ft
19	Brevoort Lake	Mackinac	10.5 ft	-
20	Lake Fenton	Genesee	17.5 ft	90 ft
21	Twin Lake	Kalkaska	23 ft	80 ft
22	Muskellunge Lake	Montcalm	11 ft	37 ft
23	Cedar Lake	Alcona	9 ft	10 ft
24	Duck Lake	Calhoun	12 ft	50 ft
25	Lake Margrethe	Crawford	16 ft	65 ft
26	Pickerel Lake	Kalkaska	20 ft	72 ft
27	Cedar Lake	Iosco	12 ft	-
28	Resort Lake	Menominee	8.5 ft	41 ft
29	Upper Herring Lake	Benzie	8 ft	25 ft
30	Jordan Lake	Barry	7.5 ft	-
31	Barneys Lake	Charlevoix	10 ft	12 ft
32	Otter Lake	Oakland	10.3 ft	70 ft
33	Cedar Lake	Oakland	11 ft	-
34	Portage Lake	Jackson	8.8 ft	40 ft
35	Crooked Lake	Oakland	11.5 ft	60 ft
36	Clear Lake	Oakland	11 ft	-
37	Middle Lake	Lapeer	9 ft	-
38	Long Lake	Grand Traverse	24.3 ft	88 ft
39	Long Lake	Benzie	9 ft	-
40	Diamond Lake	Newaygo	12.3 ft	25 ft
41	Diamond Lake	Osceola	16 ft	60 ft
42	Monocle Lake	Chippewa	16 ft	55 ft
43	Burt Lake	Cheboygan	15.5 ft	73 ft
44	Carter Lake	Barry	4 ft	20 ft
45	Lake Geneserath	Charlevoix	16.5 ft	50 ft
46	Long Lake	Cheboygan	18 ft	61 ft
47	Pickerel Lake	Emmet	9.5 ft	74 ft
48	Douglas Lake	Cheboygan	12 ft	80 ft
49	Douglas Lake	Otsego	16.5 ft	36 ft
50	Pettibone Lake	Newaygo	11.5 ft	40 ft

Showing top 50 of 52 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Michigan lakes have brown bullhead?

Brown Bullhead are found in 52 lakes in Michigan.

What are the best brown bullhead lakes in Michigan?

The best brown bullhead lakes in Michigan by water quality are Rennie Lake, Duck Lake, Murray Lake, Clear Lake, Big Twin Lake.

Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.