Lake Profile

If you’re longing for some quiet fishing time and a wilderness adventure, the western Upper Peninsula’s Deer Island Lake might make your dreams come true.

Often overlooked by anglers heading to nearby Burt and Mullett lakes, Douglas Lake is a bit of a sleeper. The 3,395-acre glacial lake, however, holds its own against its larger and more popular neighbors.

A thriving walleye population combined with a fantastic smallmouth bass fishing, healthy perch and rock bass fisheries, and an opportunity to occasionally tangle with a hefty northern pike, or a feisty rainbow or brook trout,

A regulation aimed at increasing the size of bass and panfish in Grand Traverse County’s Arbutus Lake appears to be paying dividends.

Roscommon County’s Houghton Lake is Michigan’s largest inland lake, with over 20,000 acres of surface water. The lake is approximately 7 1⁄2 miles long, 4 1⁄2 miles wide, and features over 30 miles of shoreline.<br

Located seven miles northeast of the city of Flint on the Genesee/Lapeer county line, Holloway Reservoir provides great fishing in an area with a large population and a relatively limited number of public lakes.

Supporting healthy populations of largemouth bass and bluegills, and supplemented by a stocked walleye fishery, Oakland County’s Big Seven Lake provides variable angling opportunities.
If you’re seeking good fishing in southeast Michigan in close

Lake Templene is known for its healthy panfish fishery, but the bass population is pretty good, too.
With bluegills growing at a rate of an inch above the state average, it’s not tough to

If you’ve got muskies on your mind, consider a stop at Lenawee County’s Lake Hudson. While most inland lakes in southern Michigan are not well known for muskie fishing, Lake Hudson is an exception.