Lake Scholts, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Scholts is one of the Keweenaw County listings for Michigan. The bank is 673 feet above sea level. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Keweenaw County are larger. For a base, Neebing sits 35 miles out. East End lies 36 miles off, Thunder Bay another 37 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Scholts

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Keweenaw County include rainbow smelt, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lake Scholts gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 12°F to 63°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lake Scholts regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lake George, 0.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lake Scholts is worth confirming on the day.