Maki Lake in Luce County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Maki Lake stands in Luce County, Michigan. The bank is 741 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 4.2 miles from Newberry. Manistique follows at 41 miles, then Saint Ignace at 50 miles. Within a short run: Kaks Lake at 0.7 miles, Twin Lakes a touch under 1.2 miles, Macki Lake at 1.4 miles, Mervin Lake a touch under 2 miles and Hamilton Lake at 2.3 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Maki Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Luce County names yellow perch, white sucker and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Maki Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 16°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Maki Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The nearest recorded ramp is Kak's Lake Boat Launch, half a mile out. The closest car park is 0.9 miles away, so pack accordingly. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Kaks Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Maki Lake before loading the car.