No Mans Lake in Iosco County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  No Mans Lake belongs to Iosco County, Michigan. It sits in mixed forest. Head to Sand Lake, 13 miles away, for anything you forgot. Lansing is the closest city, 121 miles away. Also on the doorstep: Mud Lake lies 0.2 miles on, Lake Augustina within 0.5 miles, Valley Lake lies 1 mile on, North Dease Lake within 1.3 miles and Au Sable Creek lies 1.4 miles on. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on No Mans Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Iosco County list rock bass, bluegill and pink salmon. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. No Mans Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at No Mans Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Mud Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Rules at No Mans Lake are worth checking on the day.