Little Lake in Marquette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Lake belongs to Marquette County, Michigan. It stands 1,106 feet above sea level. About 469 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Few waters listed in Marquette County are bigger. K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base sits 3.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Green Bay is 126 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Marquette County include white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Little Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 15°F for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Little Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Dollar Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Little Lake are worth checking on the day.