Little Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Alcona County, Michigan. The land about it is rolling bush. At roughly 13 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Start from Sand Lake, 15 miles down the road. Hubbard Lake follows at 18 miles, then Au Sable at 20 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Alcona County, recorded fish include white sucker, rock bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Little Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 18°F on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Little Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Bear Lake is 1.5 miles off. Nothing on Little Lake should be assumed from this page alone.