Water Tank Lakes, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Water Tank Lakes is a Chippewa County water, Michigan side. The water sits 702 feet up. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Chippewa County are larger. Some 23 miles away sits Newberry, the nearest settlement. It is 199 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Water Tank Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Chippewa County include rainbow smelt, bloater and lake whitefish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Water Tank Lakes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Water Tank Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Cabin Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Water Tank Lakes.