Duck Lake Fishing Guide, Leelanau County, Michigan

• Overview

  Michigan holds Duck Lake, in Leelanau County. Everything around it is mixed forest. Around 38 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. It is low-lying compared with other Michigan water we list. Nearest town is Greilickville, 16 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 115 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Duck Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Leelanau County cover alewife, rock bass, yellow perch and Chinook salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Duck Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Duck Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Provemont Pond is 2.2 miles off. None of that is settled for Duck Lake in what we hold.