Wells Lake Fishing near Greilickville, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Wells Lake in Leelanau County, Michigan. It stands 778 feet above sea level. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Greilickville lies 14 miles from the water. Green Bay sits 104 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Wells Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. 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. Reported across Leelanau County: alewife, rock bass and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Wells Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 21°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Wells Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A ramp at Armstrong Lake Boat Launch is mapped 0.9 miles away. A carry of 0.9 miles from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. A camping area sits within 0.9 miles of here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Gilbert Lake is 0.2 miles off. For Wells Lake in particular, ask before you travel.