Fishing Peronto Lake in Dickinson County, Michigan

• Overview

  Peronto Lake sits in Dickinson County, out in Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,089 feet. At roughly 3 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Dickinson County. Some 20 miles away sits Norway, the nearest settlement. Gwinn is 21 miles and Quinnesec 22 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Peronto Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Dickinson County include bluegill, walleye, yellow perch and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Peronto Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 13°F in January to roughly 65°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Peronto Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Marsh Lake sits 2.4 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Peronto Lake in what we hold.