Fishing Little Lake Harbor in Chippewa County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Chippewa County, Michigan, this is Little Lake Harbor. Elevation runs to 584 feet. With some 82 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.5 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It lies lower than most water we list in Michigan. For supplies, Newberry is 26 miles out. Green Bay sits 199 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake Harbor

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Slack water is dead water on a place like this. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, bloater, lake whitefish, alewife and lake trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Little Lake Harbor a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 64°F and February about 16°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Little Lake Harbor rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Litte Lake Harbor Boat Launch sits about half a mile away and carries the launch. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Culhane Lake at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Little Lake Harbor for certain.