Lost Lake Fishing in Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lost Lake lies in Montmorency County, Michigan. The land about it is pine and birch. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Montmorency County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Rogers City, 18 miles down the road. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 170 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Montmorency County records list largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and rock bass among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lost Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 18°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lost Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Ribble Lake is 0.3 miles off. Nothing on Lost Lake should be assumed from this page alone.