Best small to medium sized fishing lake in Michigan

[amboy49]

Thinking about making a trip to Michigan in late spring or early summer to do some fishing. Any thoughts or suggestions about a bluegill, perch, walleye, or bass fishery that will provide a decent chance at cathing some fish ? Doesn’t have to be a secluded remote Canadian shield lake, just somewhere a friend and I and our wives can enjoy.

Thanks in advance.

 

[K_W]

Manistique Lakes in the UP.

Not much Bluegill in the big one, but plenty of Perch, decent Walleye, Bass,and Pike population

 

[jdude]

Houghton Lake ! 22,000 acres,average depth is 8-10 feet. I have been there many times and always caught fish and sometimes real nice slab bluegill. If you decide to go there,pm me and i'll give you as much info as I can about where to fish and what to use.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Gun Lake

 

[snorko]

Mullet Lake and Burt Lake are on the Indian River about 45 minutes south of Mackinac Island. Nice area, fished both as a kid.

 

[leakywaders]

Hamlin lake near Ludington is great

 

[Michigan Slim]

Pick the area you want to be in the state. There is a lake or stream within 10 miles with good fishing. That's the truth.

 

[KGS]

I'm going to post on this topic again even though my post was removed for some reason. I have done a lot of research on this because I'm trying to buy land in Michigan to build a fishing cabin for my family vacations. If you want to catch a lot of different varieties of fish Muskegon lake and the Muskegon River are two great places to fish. There are cabins you can rent along the lake and the river and there are also BNB's and hotels in the town of Muskegon if you prefer that for the wives. Happy fishing! I hope this doesn't get deleted again! It's a really good place to fish. There is a nice camp ground in Bridgeton, MI if you like camping. I think it's called Chinook Camp ground.

 

[nipprdog]

Mullet Lake and Burt Lake are on the Indian River about 45 minutes south of Mackinac Island. Nice area, fished both as a kid.

Saw a fishing show on Mullet lake. BIG smallmouth!

 

[Michigan Slim]

I'm going to post on this topic again even though my post was removed for some reason. I have done a lot of research on this because I'm trying to buy land in Michigan to build a fishing cabin for my family vacations. If you want to catch a lot of different varieties of fish Muskegon lake and the Muskegon River are two great places to fish. There are cabins you can rent along the lake and the river and there are also BNB's and hotels in the town of Muskegon if you prefer that for the wives. Happy fishing! I hope this doesn't get deleted again! It's a really good place to fish. There is a nice camp ground in Bridgeton, MI if you like camping. I think it's called Chinook Camp ground.

The boats were really out thick on the headwaters of Hardy Dam this weekend. Perch and walleye biting I'm told. I have 40 acres about two miles from the river.

 

[amboy49]

The boats were really out thick on the headwaters of Hardy Dam this weekend. Perch and walleye biting I'm told. I have 40 acres about two miles from the river.

We pass through Newaygo every fall when we go up to Baldwin to fish for king salmon on the Pere Marquette. Did not know there was other types of fishing available.

I got to thinking, my grandfather used to have a cabin near Brethren, MI and fished the Tippy Dam. My childhood recollection is that there was pretty good walleye fishing there.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Still GREAT fishing up there. We did our salmon fishing in Newago. My grandparents had a cottage on Bigalow Creek. Fished for rainbows all summer and salmon and steelhead in the fall.