Massey Lake Fishing Guide, Mackinac County, Michigan

• Overview

  Massey Lake falls in Mackinac County, part of Michigan. The land about it is pine and birch. Roughly 26 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. Nearest town is Saint Ignace, 3.4 miles off. Beyond it, Cheboygan at 23 miles and Harbor Springs at 35 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Massey Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Mackinac County names white sucker, rainbow smelt, yellow perch, rock bass and alewife. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Massey Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 66°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Massey Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Gamble Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Ask locally about Massey Lake if anything is unclear.