Fuller Lake Fishing in Benzie County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Fuller Lake in the Benzie County part of Michigan. The water sits 837 feet up. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Greilickville lies 12 miles from the water. It is 107 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Fuller Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Benzie County cover yellow perch, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Fuller Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 20°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Fuller Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Herendeene Lake Boat Launch is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Herendeene Lake, 0.3 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Fuller Lake for certain.