Quick Lakes, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quick Lakes lies in Lake County, Michigan. The land about it is mixed forest. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. Baldwin is the closest town at 13 miles. Then Scottville, 18 miles, and Manistee, 21 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Quick Lakes

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Lake County include rainbow trout, brook trout, white sucker, bluegill and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Quick Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 68°F and January near 20°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Quick Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Sunshine Lake, 0.3 miles out. What applies at Quick Lakes may have changed since it was mapped.