Lake Little Sixteen near Gladstone: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Delta County, Michigan. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. Small at around 16 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. Gladstone sits 8.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Escanaba lies 9.4 miles off, Manistique another 33 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Little Sixteen

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Delta County records list white sucker, alewife, rock bass, yellow perch and northern pike among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lake Little Sixteen fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 16°F to 66°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lake Little Sixteen.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lake Sixteen, 1.2 miles out. Treat Lake Little Sixteen as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.