Anchor Lake Fishing Guide, Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Anchor Lake is a Montmorency County water, in Michigan. This is rolling bush country. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Rogers City, 22 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Lewiston, 24 miles, and Alpena, 25 miles. Other water nearby: Dollar Lake just 0.7 miles, Horseshoe Lake near enough 0.7 miles, Avalon Lake just 1.2 miles, Long Lake near enough 1.4 miles and Bedore Lake just 1.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Anchor Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Montmorency County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, rock bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Anchor Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 67°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Anchor Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Dollar Lake, 0.7 miles out. The position on Anchor Lake is worth confirming on the day.