Mackaysee Lake near Menominee: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Mackaysee Lake is listed under Door County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 574 feet. This is sizeable water at about 352 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. There is roughly 3.3 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Supplies mean a trip to Menominee, 14 miles off. Marinette is 15 miles away, with Peshtigo at 22 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mackaysee Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Door County list brown trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and bloater. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Mackaysee Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Mackaysee Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Boat moorings show in mapping some half a mile from here. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 1 mile off. None of that is settled for Mackaysee Lake in what we hold.