Nugent Lake Fishing Guide, Alger County, Michigan

• Overview

  Michigan holds Nugent Lake, in Alger County. It lies 906 feet above sea level. At about 27 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Head to Munising, 23 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Newberry, 35 miles, and Manistique, 39 miles. Also on the doorstep: Mervin Lake 0.4 miles away, Wise Lake a touch under 0.9 miles, Weasel Lake 1.3 miles away, Fishhook Lake a touch under 1.6 miles and Clyde Lake 1.6 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Nugent Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Alger County include yellow perch, rainbow smelt, northern pike and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Nugent Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 16°F to 64°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Nugent Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Mervin Lake, 0.4 miles away. Treat Nugent Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.