Sutton Pond Fishing in Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  Sutton Pond is listed under Montmorency County, Michigan. This is pine and birch ground. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. On size it sits at the modest end of our Montmorency County list. Lewiston is the closest place, 6.5 miles off. After that come Mio at 15 miles and Gaylord at 27 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Sutton Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Montmorency County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Sutton Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 17°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Sutton Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Marshall Pond, 0.5 miles out. Confirm before you fish Sutton Pond.