Stub Lake in Saint Clair County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Stub Lake belongs to Saint Clair County, Michigan. The land about it is pine and birch. The closest town, Pearl Beach, is 6.8 miles away. Algonac lies 7 miles off, Walpole Island another 7.2 miles. Close neighbours run: Snooks Lake lies 2.2 miles on, Goose Lake 3.8 miles off, Mud Lake lies 6.4 miles on, Lake Saint Clair 11 miles off and Lake Tranquillity lies 16 miles on. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Stub Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saint Clair County: yellow perch, common carp, bluegill and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Stub Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 24°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Stub Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Snooks Lake, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Stub Lake in what we hold.