Fishing at Knowland Lake, Gladwin County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Gladwin County, Michigan. The bank is 1,152 feet above sea level. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Gladwin County list. The nearest town is Prudenville, 10 miles away. For a city, Lansing is 102 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Knowland Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Gladwin County names bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, northern pike and pink salmon. The county list is broader than any single water. On Knowland Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 18°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early April and return around early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Knowland Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Sugar Lake at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Knowland Lake in what we hold.