Quinlan Lake in Luce County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Luce County, Michigan, you have Quinlan Lake. Elevation runs to 837 feet. Small at around 12 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Newberry sits 14 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Green Bay is the closest city, 171 miles away. Neighbouring water: Turnbull Lake lies 0.5 miles on, Smith Lake out at 1.5 miles, Peter Lake lies 1.7 miles on, Musgrave Lakes out at 1.7 miles and Benny Lake lies 1.8 miles on. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Quinlan Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Luce County: yellow perch, white sucker, walleye and pink salmon. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Quinlan Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 64°F and January near 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Quinlan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Turnbull Lake is 0.5 miles off. Treat access at Quinlan Lake as something to verify.