Pot Lake Fishing in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Pot Lake is a Schoolcraft County water, in Michigan. The ground around here is rolling bush. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Schoolcraft County standards. For a base, Manistique sits 18 miles out. For a city, Green Bay is 134 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pot Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Schoolcraft County: rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Pot Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 65°F on average, January about 15°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Pot Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is No Name Lake, 0.2 miles out. For Pot Lake in particular, ask before you travel.