Little Pole Lake near Munising: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Michigan, Little Pole Lake falls inside Alger County. The water sits 751 feet up. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Munising, 20 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Green Bay is 127 miles off. Nearest other option: Rielly Lake at 2.1 miles, Davies Lake near enough 2.1 miles, Saul Lake at 2.3 miles, Upper Eighteenmile Lake near enough 2.3 miles and Side Lake at 3.1 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Pole Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Alger County list yellow perch, rainbow smelt, northern pike and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Little Pole Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 16°F for January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Little Pole Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Rielly Lake is 2.1 miles off. Rules at Little Pole Lake are worth checking on the day.