Buck Creek Pond Fishing in Iosco County, Michigan

• Overview

  Buck Creek Pond sits within Iosco County in Michigan. The surface lies 768 feet up. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Iosco County standards. Some 8.6 miles away sits Sand Lake, the nearest settlement. After that come East Tawas at 10 miles and Tawas City at 10 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Buck Creek Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Iosco County include rock bass, bluegill, pink salmon and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Buck Creek Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 19°F on the long-run figures. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Buck Creek Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Wrights Lake at 2.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Buck Creek Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.