Back Lake Fishing in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Back Lake is listed under Schoolcraft County, Michigan. Elevation runs to 751 feet. The closest town, Manistique, is 18 miles away. Then Munising, 24 miles, and Gladstone, 25 miles. Within a short drive: Stevens Lake sits 1.2 miles out, Little Stevens Lake lies 1.3 miles on, Van Winkle Lake sits 1.6 miles out, Eva Lake lies 1.7 miles on and Jug Lake sits 1.9 miles out. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Back Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Schoolcraft County list rainbow smelt, alewife and bloater. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Back Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 15°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Back Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Stevens Lake, 1.2 miles out. Treat access at Back Lake as something to verify.