McComb Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find McComb Lake in Alger County, Michigan. The country here is lake country bush. At about 53 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Munising is the closest place, 15 miles off. Manistique follows at 25 miles, then Gladstone at 29 miles. What else is close: Mink Lake after 0.5 miles, Man Lake lies 0.6 miles on, Tie Lake after 0.6 miles, Temple Lake lies 1.1 miles on and Hammond Lake after 1.1 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on McComb Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Alger County include yellow perch, rainbow smelt and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On McComb Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 15°F on the long-run figures. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect McComb Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Mink Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Confirm before you fish McComb Lake.