Grass Slough Fishing Guide, Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Schoolcraft County, Michigan, is where Grass Slough sits. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It measures about 50 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 miles on foot. Nearest place of any size is Newberry, 16 miles away. Green Bay sits 171 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Grass Slough

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Schoolcraft County names rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Grass Slough to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Grass Slough more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Long Lake, 0.3 miles away. None of that is settled for Grass Slough in what we hold.