Pike Lake near Munising: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pike Lake falls in Schoolcraft County, part of Michigan. It lies 771 feet above sea level. At roughly 9 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Schoolcraft County list. For supplies, Munising is 18 miles out. Green Bay sits 132 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Pike Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Schoolcraft County include rainbow smelt, alewife and bloater. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Pike Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Pike Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Launch at Corner Lake Boat Launch, half a mile from the water. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Hugoboom Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Pike Lake before loading the car.