Yellow Bullhead Lakes in Michigan

Found in 77 Michigan lakes · 1,030 in Minnesota

Yellow Bullhead is a catfish — bottom-feeding, warm-water-tolerant, often found in larger river-connected lakes. Documented in 1,107 lakes across Michigan. Yellow Bullhead is widely distributed: 1,030 lakes in Minnesota and 77 in Michigan. That breadth means anglers across most of the coverage area can find a documented Yellow 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 Yellow Bullhead lake list below against the LakeGrade rubric: lakes with both an A or B grade and Yellow Bullhead documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

Michigan Lakes

Avg. Grade

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Yellow Bullhead Lakes Map

Every Michigan lake with documented yellow bullhead, colored by water-quality grade.

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Best Yellow Bullhead Lakes in Michigan

Rank	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth
1	Big Star Lake Central Basin; Lake Township	Lake	A	8 ft	-
2	Silver Lake	Washtenaw	A	11.5 ft	-
3	Farewell Lake West Basin; Hanover Township	Jackson	A	11.8 ft	-
4	Kimball Lake Central Basin; Garfield Township	Newaygo	A	4.5 ft	-
5	Upper Herring Lake; Central Basin; Blaine Township	Benzie	A	8 ft	-
6	Whitefish Lake Southeast Basin; Pierson Township	Montcalm	A	16 ft	-
7	Clear Lake East Basin; Waterloo Township	Jackson	A	10 ft	-
8	Scram Lake East Basin; Oakfield Township	Kent	A	11.5 ft	-
9	Round Lake	Benzie	A	15 ft	-
10	Eagle Lake East Basin; Paw Paw Township	Van Buren	A	17 ft	-
11	Wakeley Lake; Central Basin; Grayling Township	Crawford	A	6.5 ft	-
12	Lower Herring Lake East Basin; Blaire Township	Benzie	A	16 ft	-
13	Round Lake Central Basin	Lenawee	A	12 ft	-
14	Lime Lake	Benzie	A	17.5 ft	-
15	Long Lake	Gogebic	A	12 ft	-
16	Shingle Lake South Basin; Lincoln Township	Clare	A	-	-
17	Portage Lake South Basin; Dexter Township	Washtenaw	B	13 ft	-
18	Middle Straits Lake Central Basin; West Bloomfield Township	Oakland	B	11 ft	-
19	Posey Lake Central Basin; Hudson Township	Lenawee	B	5 ft	-
20	Crooked Lake	Emmet	B	-	-
21	Round Lake	Shiawassee	D	6 ft	-
22	Kimball Lake	Newaygo	NR	4.5 ft	-
23	Shavehead Lake East Basin; Porter Township	Cass	NR	7 ft	-
24	Corey Lake	St. Joseph	NR	16 ft	-
25	White Lake	Muskegon	NR	6.8 ft	-
26	Chippewa Lake	Mecosta	NR	11.5 ft	-
27	Silver Lake	Washtenaw	NR	11.5 ft	-
28	Long Lake	Oakland	NR	13 ft	-
29	Middle Lake	Lapeer	NR	9 ft	-
30	Big Star Lake	Lake	NR	8 ft	-
31	Corey Lake Southeastern Basin; Fabius Township	St. Joseph	NR	16 ft	-
32	Shavehead Lake	Cass	NR	7 ft	-
33	Farewell Lake	Jackson	NR	11.5 ft	-
34	Wall Lake	Barry	NR	9.5 ft	-
35	Clark Lake	Livingston	NR	12 ft	-
36	Eagle Lake	Cass	NR	6 ft	-
37	Twin Lake	Kalkaska	NR	23 ft	-
38	Whitefish Lake	Montcalm	NR	16.8 ft	-
39	Round Lake	Mecosta	NR	8.5 ft	-
40	Pickerel Lake	Kalkaska	NR	15 ft	-
41	Eagle Lake	Allegan	NR	14 ft	-
42	Long Lake	Gogebic	NR	11.5 ft	-
43	Middle Straits Lake	Oakland	NR	11 ft	-
44	Round Lake	Shiawassee	NR	6.5 ft	-
45	Silver Lake	Genesee	NR	12 ft	-
46	Upper Herring Lake	Benzie	NR	7.5 ft	-
47	Round Lake	Oakland	NR	10 ft	-
48	Long Lake	Benzie	NR	11.5 ft	-
49	Cranberry Lake	Oakland	NR	7.3 ft	-
50	Silver Lake	Van Buren	NR	9.5 ft	-

Showing top 50 of 77 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Michigan lakes have yellow bullhead?

Yellow Bullhead are found in 77 lakes in Michigan. The average water quality grade of these lakes is A (Excellent).

What are the best yellow bullhead lakes in Michigan?

The best yellow bullhead lakes in Michigan by water quality are Big Star Lake Central Basin; Lake Township, Silver Lake, Farewell Lake West Basin; Hanover Township, Kimball Lake Central Basin; Garfield Township, Upper Herring Lake; Central Basin; Blaine Township.

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