Lake Anne Louise Fishing near Manistique, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Lake Anne Louise in the Schoolcraft County part of Michigan. The ground around here is lake country bush. It measures about 133 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. At about 3.5 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Schoolcraft County are bigger. Manistique is the closest place, 20 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 151 miles off. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Anne Louise

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Records held for Schoolcraft County cover rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lake Anne Louise gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 16°F on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Lake Anne Louise to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Pelkys Lake, 0.6 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Lake Anne Louise.