Fishing Brine Pond Number 6 in Midland County, Michigan

• Overview

  Brine Pond Number 6 is set in Midland County, Michigan. This is mixed forest ground. Around 179 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The shoreline runs about 3.5 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. 2.1 miles away sits Midland, the nearest town. Lansing sits 62 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Brine Pond Number 6

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Midland County include green sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish, golden redhorse and johnny darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 21°F to 71°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Kawkawlin Creek Flooding, 15 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.