Reagan Lake Fishing near Newberry, Michigan

• Overview

  Reagan Lake stands in Mackinac County, Michigan. It lies 840 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 19 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Newberry sits 20 miles from the bank. Then Saint Ignace, 31 miles, and Sault Ste. Marie, 47 miles. If this one is busy: Strouble Lake at 1.3 miles, Crossville Lake 1.5 miles, Rexton Lake at 1.6 miles, Little Lake 1.9 miles and Tucker Lake at 2.4 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Reagan Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mackinac County cover white sucker, rainbow smelt, yellow perch, rock bass and alewife. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Reagan Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 65°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Reagan Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Strouble Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Reagan Lake.