Little Goose Lake Fishing Guide, Missaukee County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Little Goose Lake in Missaukee County, Michigan. It sits in mixed forest. With some 42 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest town is Manton, 8.8 miles away. Cadillac is 10 miles and Kingsley 22 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Goose Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Missaukee County include white sucker, johnny darter, brook trout and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Little Goose Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 18°F to 67°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Little Goose Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Goose Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Little Goose Lake may have changed since it was mapped.