North Pond near Sault Ste. Marie: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Chippewa County, North Pond is a Michigan water. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Chippewa County list holds plenty of bigger water. 13 miles away sits Sault Ste. Marie, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 172 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on North Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Chippewa County cover rainbow smelt, bloater and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At North Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 15°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on North Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. South Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. For North Pond in particular, ask before you travel.