Big Trout Lake near Rogers City: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Big Trout Lake in Presque Isle County, Michigan. It sits in pine and birch country. This is sizeable water at about 255 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. About 2.6 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Few waters listed in Presque Isle County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Rogers City, 7.8 miles away. Alpena is 24 miles and Hubbard Lake 43 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Big Trout 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. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Presque Isle County include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and lake whitefish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Big Trout Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 19°F to 67°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Big Trout Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Little Trout Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Ask locally about Big Trout Lake if anything is unclear.