Little Muddy Lake Fishing in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Little Muddy Lake stands in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It lies 604 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 14 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It lies lower than most water we list in Michigan. Manistique is the closest place, 12 miles off. The big place round here is Green Bay, 141 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Muddy Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Little Muddy Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 65°F in August. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Muddy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Gulliver Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Little Muddy Lake in what we hold.