Fishing Triangle Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Triangle Lake falls in Schoolcraft County, part of Michigan. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 177 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 2.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Schoolcraft County listings. For a base, Munising sits 18 miles out. The big place round here is Green Bay, 135 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Triangle Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Schoolcraft County names rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Triangle Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 15°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Triangle Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Boats go in at Triangle Lake Boat Launch, roughly half a mile from the water. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Side Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Triangle Lake.