Sixmile Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sixmile Lake is a Dickinson County water, in Michigan. The surface lies 1,106 feet up. Surface area is around 99 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Dickinson County. Some 15 miles away sits Quinnesec, the nearest settlement. Iron Mountain follows at 16 miles, then Norway at 16 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Sixmile Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Dickinson County: bluegill, walleye and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Sixmile Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 12°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Sixmile Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Six Mile Lake Boat Launch gives a made launch, half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Solberg Lake, 2.5 miles out. Nothing on Sixmile Lake should be assumed from this page alone.