Robbins Pond, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Robbins Pond is a Dickinson County water, in Michigan. This is pine and birch ground. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. You are 14 miles from Crystal Falls. The big place round here is Green Bay, 107 miles distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Robbins Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Dickinson County include bluegill, walleye, yellow perch, brown trout and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Robbins Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 11°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Robbins Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Section Nine Lake, 1.6 miles away. For Robbins Pond in particular, ask before you travel.