Nineteen Lake Fishing in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Nineteen Lake is set in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. The ground round it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 19 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Munising lies 17 miles from the water. For a city, Green Bay is 135 miles off. Close by you have: Ironjaw Lake a shade over 0.3 miles, Verdant Lake 0.4 miles, Spud Lake a shade over 0.6 miles, Rim Lake 0.7 miles and Hub Lake a shade over 0.7 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Nineteen Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Schoolcraft County cover rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Nineteen Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Nineteen Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Ironjaw Lake is 0.3 miles distant. For Nineteen Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.