Fishing at Morgan Spring, Mackinac County, Michigan

• Overview

  Morgan Spring is listed under Mackinac County, Michigan. Elevation runs to 591 feet. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Mackinac County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Saint Ignace, is 17 miles away. Greater Sudbury sits 169 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Morgan Spring

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Mackinac County, recorded fish include white sucker, rainbow smelt and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Morgan Spring where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 14°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Morgan Spring runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Bay City Lake, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Morgan Spring is worth confirming on the day.