Sucker Lake Fishing in Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Montmorency County, Michigan, this is Sucker Lake. It sits at 764 feet above sea level. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Lewiston, 20 miles away. Lansing sits 163 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Sucker Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Montmorency County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Sucker Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 67°F, while January sits near 18°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Sucker Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Coopers Pond, 2.9 miles away. Treat Sucker Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.