Fagan Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Fagan Lake falls in Missaukee County, part of Michigan. It sits at 1,191 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Missaukee County list. Some 16 miles away sits Houghton Lake, the nearest settlement. For a city, Grand Rapids is 109 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Fagan Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Missaukee County names white sucker, johnny darter and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Fagan Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 18°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Fagan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Horseshoe Lake at 2.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Fagan Lake.