Thornapple Lake Tournaments
Registered dates, winners and launch sites for Thornapple Lake, Michigan.
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Each Thornapple Lake row comes from a public MFTIS registration: water, county, launch site, club and expected boats, as the sponsor filed it.
By registration count, Thornapple Lake events go after bass and muskellunge. Expected fields run about 12 boats on average, up to 30.
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Tally for Thornapple Lake: 10 scheduled events registered (4 ahead of today) next to 0 published results. West Michigan Bass, Bonanza bass club, NBAA and Michigan Muskie Alliance have put Thornapple Lake dates into the DNR system. The usual put-in on file is Charlton Park and Thornapple Lake Boat Access.
Following today, Triple T’s Outdoor Adventures High School & Youth Tournaments runs on 2027-04-24.
Future Thornapple Lake tournament dates
| Date | Event | Registered by | Launch site | Launch county |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-04-24 | Triple T’s Outdoor Adventures High School & Youth Tournaments | TTT's Outdoor Adventures | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2027-06-13 | RIVER RATS | RIVER RATS | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2027-06-22 | Bonanza Bass Club opens | Bonanza bass club | Thornapple Lake Boat Access | Barry County |
| 2027-08-03 | Bonanza Bass Club opens | Bonanza bass club | Thornapple Lake Boat Access | Barry County |
Michigan DNR Fishing Tournament Information System registrations and organizer pages, October 2026.
Thornapple Lake registrations already fished in 2026
| Date | Event | Registered by | Launch site | Launch county |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | WMB – COTM – AM Bassin – North | West Michigan Bass | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2026-08-02 | LANSING RIVER RATS | Lansing River Rats | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2026-07-29 | WMB – Midweek Therapy – Allegan and Barry | West Michigan Bass | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2026-07-06 | WMB – COTM – AM Bassin – North | West Michigan Bass | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2026-06-13 | Bruce Memorial Charity Muskie Tournament | Michigan Muskie Alliance | Charlton Park | Barry County |
| 2026-06-10 | NBAA DIV 14 | NBAA | Thornapple Lake Boat Access | Barry County |
Thornapple Lake catch summaries filed by organizers
These are post-event reports from the sponsoring clubs to the DNR: boats, anglers, fish weighed and the biggest one, with no placings.
| Date | Event | Fish | Boats | Anglers | Fish entered | Heaviest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | LANSING RIVER RATS | Bass | 7 | 12 | 21 | 4.59 lb |
| 2026-06-13 | Bruce Memorial Charity Muskie Tournament | Muskellunge | 10 | 24 | ||
| 2026-06-10 | NBAA DIV 14 | Bass | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2.91 lb |
Michigan DNR Fishing Tournament Information System, results forms submitted by organizers; retrieved October 2026.
Launches and clubs for Thornapple Lake
MDNR and local launches on Thornapple Lake
- Charlton Park2 lanes, 16 trailer spaces, courtesy pier, toilet, Hastings (7 registrations on file)
- Thornapple Lake Boat Access1 lane, 16 trailer spaces, courtesy pier, toilet, Recreation Passport, Nashville (3 registrations on file)
Registrants on Thornapple Lake
County pages linked to Thornapple Lake events
- Barry County
Outfitting for a Thornapple Lake tournament
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Bass lures
Frogs and swimbaits
Baitcasting combos
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Braided line
For grass
Boat gear
Culling and livewells
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Other Michigan event waters besides Thornapple Lake
- Austin Lake19 events
- Belleville Lake19 events
- Center Lake, Jackson County10 events
- Chippewa Lake13 events
- Crooked Lake, Barry County12 events
- Devils Lake, Lenawee County9 events
- Diamond Lake18 events
- Grand River25 events
- Gull Lake22 events
- Gun Lake18 events
- Halfmoon Lake, Washtenaw County9 events
- Hardy Dam Pond27 events
- Jordan Lake37 events
- Kalamazoo Lake12 events
- Lake Cadillac14 events
- Lake Michigan10 events
- Lake Oakland17 events
- Lake Orion25 events
- Lake Ovid10 events
- Lake Ponemah16 events
- Lake St. Clair53 events
- Lakeville Lake10 events
- Magician Lake10 events
- Morrison Lake, Ionia County24 events
- Muskegon Lake38 events
- Orchard Lake, Oakland County15 events
- Paw Paw Lake, Berrien County10 events
- Pine Lake near Martin, Barry County14 events
- Pontiac Lake23 events
- Portage Lake, St. Joseph County10 events
- Spring Lake12 events
- Union Lake, Oakland County12 events
- Wamplers Lake11 events
- White Lake near Whitehall, Muskegon County16 events
- White Lake, Oakland County17 events
- Wolverine Lake, Oakland County9 events
Water around Thornapple Lake as the camera saw it
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The shoreline near Thornapple Lake, as photographed
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Before entering a tournament on Thornapple Lake
How many events are registered for Thornapple Lake?
10 registered on this page, 4 of them still ahead, alongside 0 published results.
Is any club fishing Thornapple Lake in the coming weeks?
Triple T’s Outdoor Adventures High School & Youth Tournaments on 2027-04-24.
How heavy a bag wins on Thornapple Lake?
No winner with a printed five-bass weight is on file for this water yet; the DNR catch summaries below show what fields have weighed.
Which sponsors fill the Thornapple Lake calendar?
West Michigan Bass, Bonanza bass club, NBAA and Michigan Muskie Alliance.
Which launch do Thornapple Lake fields leave from?
The DNR registrations name Charlton Park and Thornapple Lake Boat Access as the launch.
Who topped the most recent Thornapple Lake field?
Clubs on this water have not printed a winner on any page checked; the DNR catch reports show field totals instead.
Does a Thornapple Lake competitor need a Michigan license?
A Michigan all-species license for anyone 17 or older: $26 resident, $76 nonresident, or $10 for one day.
How does a boat register for a Thornapple Lake event?
Entries go through the registering club; the rows link to the registration or club page.
Can a club list its Thornapple Lake date here?
Add a tournament, at the top of this page, takes club events.
Learn Thornapple Lake ahead of the field
Read the water page for every launch on file.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
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