Fishing Peters Lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan

• Overview

  Peters Lake sits within Kalkaska County in Michigan. The bank is 1,096 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kalkaska County. Nearest place of any size is Mancelona, 6.5 miles away. It is 131 miles to Grand Rapids, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Peters Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Kalkaska County, recorded fish include yellow perch, white sucker, rock bass and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Peters Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Peters Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Davis Lake is 0.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Peters Lake in what we hold.