Fishing Moccasin Lake in Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Marquette County, Michigan, is where Moccasin Lake sits. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Marquette County list. The nearest town is K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, 1.8 miles away. Green Bay sits 128 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Moccasin Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Marquette County records list white sucker, yellow perch and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Anyone new to Moccasin Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Moccasin Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Provost Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Moccasin Lake.