Shuberts Lake near Manistique: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Shuberts Lake is set in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. The surface lies 610 feet up. With some 105 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 miles, small enough to learn in a day. On our Schoolcraft County list it sits near the top for size. Head to Manistique, 16 miles away, for anything you forgot. Newberry lies 32 miles off, Munising another 45 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Shuberts Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Schoolcraft County, recorded fish include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Shuberts Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 17°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Shuberts Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Millaquaka Lake is 0.8 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Shuberts Lake for certain.