Marsh Lakes Fishing Guide, Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Marsh Lakes lies in Schoolcraft County, in Michigan. The surroundings are lake country bush. Roughly 25 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 1.5 miles keeps the choices simple. Some 19 miles away sits Newberry, the nearest settlement. Green Bay sits 173 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Marsh Lakes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Marsh Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 16°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Marsh Lakes regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Frank Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. For Marsh Lakes, the notice at the access point is the final word.