Dull, settled light over the water, with barely a breath of wind with the glass holding level. Expect most activity at A Pool around whatever cover the water offers. The strongest window runs from night into morning. Keep expectations modest and fish carefully. The season of moving fish: stay mobile and watch for bait.
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A Pool is set in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. Everything around it is rolling bush. With some 225 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The outline measures near 3.4 miles, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Schoolcraft County. Newberry sits 23 miles from the bank. Manistique is 24 miles away, with Munising at 35 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.
Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Schoolcraft County list rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On A Pool a short move beats a long cast.
July runs about 65°F on average, January about 15°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to A Pool.
The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Upper Goose Pen Pool is 0.5 miles distant. The position on A Pool is worth confirming on the day.
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| 29.78 | 29.78 | 29.79 | 29.8 | 29.81 | 29.82 | 29.84 | 29.86 | 29.88 | 29.9 | 29.92 | 29.92 | 29.93 | 29.95 | 29.95 | 29.95 | 29.96 | 29.96 | 29.98 | 29.99 | 30 | 30.01 | 30.01 | 30.01 |
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