Squaw Lake Fishing Guide, Alger County, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Alger County, Michigan, you have Squaw Lake. The surroundings are lake country bush. Munising sits 13 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Green Bay sits 135 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you also have: Crow Lake 1.1 miles away, Cluster Lakes a shade over 1.2 miles, Baldy Lake 1.2 miles away, Bar Lake a shade over 1.4 miles and Turtle Lake 1.6 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Squaw Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Alger County names yellow perch, rainbow smelt, northern pike, white sucker and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Squaw Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 15°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Squaw Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Crow Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Squaw Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.