Boufford Lake Fishing Guide, Delta County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Delta County, Michigan. The surface lies 600 feet up. Surface area runs to about 15 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Michigan water we list. You are 10 miles from Gladstone. Escanaba is 11 miles and Manistique 31 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Boufford Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Delta County cover white sucker, alewife and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Boufford Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 16°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Boufford Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lake Little Sixteen at 1.9 miles is the nearest alternative. For Boufford Lake in particular, ask before you travel.