Little Salt Lake Fishing Guide, Chippewa County, Michigan

• Overview

  Little Salt Lake is listed under Chippewa County, Michigan. The ground round it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Chippewa County standards. Some 24 miles away sits Newberry, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 191 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Salt Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Chippewa County include rainbow smelt, bloater, lake whitefish, alewife and lake trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Little Salt Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 14°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Little Salt Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Salt Lake, 0.4 miles away. What applies at Little Salt Lake may have changed since it was mapped.