Three Lakes in Alger County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Three Lakes sits within Alger County in Michigan. The water sits 879 feet up. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Alger County list. For a base, Munising sits 6.8 miles out. Manistique is 32 miles away, with K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base at 34 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Three Lakes

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Alger County include yellow perch, rainbow smelt and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Three Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 15°F in January up to 65°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Three Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Trueman Lake at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Three Lakes in what we hold.