Peanut Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, this is Peanut Lake. It sits at 768 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Munising lies 15 miles from the water. Manistique is 22 miles away, with Gladstone at 33 miles. Close neighbours run: Green Bass Lake (0.4 miles), Pewee Lake 0.9 miles away, Cookson Lake (1.2 miles), Little Island Lake 1.2 miles away and Neds Lake (1.4 miles). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Peanut Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Peanut Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 15°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Peanut Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Green Bass Lake is 0.4 miles off. Ask locally about Peanut Lake if anything is unclear.