Fishing Frog Lakes in Crawford County, Michigan

• Overview

  Frog Lakes is a Crawford County water, Michigan side. The bank is 1,188 feet above sea level. Grayling sits 9.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 135 miles to Grand Rapids, the nearest city. Other water nearby: Kyle Lake a shade over 1.6 miles, Duck Lake some 1.6 miles off, Jones Lake a shade over 2.1 miles, Little K P Lake some 2.3 miles off and River Lake a shade over 2.8 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lakes

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Crawford County include white sucker, rock bass and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Frog Lakes that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 17°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Frog Lakes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Kyle Lake is 1.6 miles off. For Frog Lakes, the notice at the access point is the final word.