Spectacle Lake Fishing Guide, Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Spectacle Lake is listed under Montmorency County, Michigan. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. With some 52 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The nearest place of any size is Lewiston, 2.7 miles away. For a city, Grand Rapids is 149 miles off. Within a short drive: Kirkland Lake just 0.3 miles, Woodmere Lake (0.4 miles), Bourne Lake just 0.6 miles, Gee Lake (1 mile) and McMullen Lake just 1.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Spectacle 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 natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Montmorency County include largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. At Spectacle Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 16°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Spectacle Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Kirkland Lake, 0.3 miles away. Check the position at Spectacle Lake before loading the car.