MI · Reservoir
Kearsley Reservoir
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Major period19:22–21:22
- Minor period00:15–01:15
- Major period07:57–09:57
- Minor period16:44–17:44
Moonrise 00:45 · Moonset 17:14 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Fish · 560 · 17.4Aug 22, 1984
- Fish · 750 · 14.7Aug 3, 1982
- Fish · 700 · 16.8Jul 23, 1981
- Largemouth Bass · 5,407 · 5.3Jul 22, 1981
- Largemouth Bass · 7,480 · 6.2Aug 13, 1980
- Fish · 1,000 · 17.1Aug 11, 1980
- Northern Pike · 48,000 · 1.6May 2, 1980
- Walleye · 400,000 · 0.7Apr 24, 1980
- Northern Pike · 50,000 · 1.5Apr 22, 1980
- Northern Pike · 195,600 · 1.4Apr 18, 1980
- Largemouth Bass · 1,800 · 7.1Oct 17, 1979
- Channel Catfish · 20,000 · 6.7Sep 25, 1979
- Smallmouth Bass · 6,023 · 12.0Sep 21, 1979
- Largemouth Bass · 10,000 · 7.9Aug 8, 1979
- Bluegill · 71,084 · 0.0Aug 7, 1979
- Walleye · 191,000 · 0.9May 3, 1979
- Northern Pike · 177,500 · 1.6Apr 30, 1979
- Walleye · 209,000 · 0.8Apr 27, 1979
- Northern Pike · 222,500 · 1.5Apr 27, 1979
What to throw
Northern Pike
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → burned over deep weed edges red/white spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer pike
Largemouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → steady through grass chartreuse chatterbait
Why we say this: Berkley bait selection guidance
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → finesse on deep structure natural drop shot
Why we say this: Bassmaster summer deep-water guide
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → slow-rolled over structure shad swimbait
Why we say this: Bassmaster summer swimbait guide
Show 2 more species
Bluegill
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched over flats at dusk black (small popper) topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer bluegill
Smallmouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over deep rock at dawn bone topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer smallmouth topwater
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Kearsley Reservoir — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 118 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 124 miJun 29, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 157 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 169 miJul 1, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 242 miJul 7, 2026
- Huron Lake · 369 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Kearsley Creek 2 mi
- Flint Park Lake 4 mi
- Thread Lake 4 mi
- Black Creek 4 mi
- Thread Creek 5 mi
- West Branch Swartz Creek 8 mi
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