Muleshoe Lakes in Schoolcraft County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. What surrounds it is pine and birch. About 15 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. Manistique at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. Munising is 22 miles and Gladstone 34 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Muleshoe Lakes

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife and bloater. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Muleshoe Lakes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Muleshoe Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Eagle Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Muleshoe Lakes for certain.