T Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  T Lake lies in Luce County, Michigan. The surroundings are rolling bush. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The town to know is Newberry, 9 miles out. Manistique lies 36 miles off, Munising another 48 miles. Within a short run: 1.1 miles out stands Locke Lake, Lost Lake at 1.7 miles, 2.1 miles out stands McCormick Lake, East Lake at 2.3 miles and 3.4 miles out stands McAlpine Pond. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on T Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Luce County names yellow perch, white sucker, walleye, pink salmon and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish T Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 16°F for January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on T Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Locke Lake is 1.1 miles off. What applies at T Lake may have changed since it was mapped.