Stoner Pond, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Stoner Pond is one of the Schoolcraft County waters in Michigan. Height above sea level is 879 feet. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Schoolcraft County. Munising sits 15 miles from the bank. Further out sit Manistique (36 miles) and Newberry (41 miles). A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Stoner Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Schoolcraft County, recorded fish include rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Stoner Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Stoner Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Gemini Lakes sits 2.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Stoner Pond as something to verify.