Sixmile Creek Pond Fishing in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  Sixmile Creek Pond is set in Baraga County, Michigan. The ground round it is mixed forest. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Baraga County. Baraga is the closest town at 6.2 miles. L'Anse lies 6.8 miles off, Atlantic Mine another 26 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Sixmile Creek Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Baraga County: yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker, walleye and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Sixmile Creek Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 14°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Sixmile Creek Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Kelly Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Sixmile Creek Pond for certain.