North Lake Leelanau
Cinsisting of 2,950 acres, Lake Leelanau North is located in Leelanau County in the Village of Leland. Lake, Brown and Rainbow Trout, Cisco, Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rock Bass, Smelt and Sucker can all be found here. Annual fish plantings have produced a very good population of lake and brown trout. Lake trout typically weigh 4 to 8 pounds and browns average 3 to 4 poinds. Each year, some rely trophy trout are caught. Rainbows are not as abundant as lakers and browns but are an absolutely beautiful fish and som eof the best tasting. Smallmouth bass are plentiful at 2 to 4 pounds and northern pike average 22 to 25 inches. Trout are concentrated in the north half of the lake - in and along the dropoffs of the deep areas. Trolling off the inlet of Houdeks Creek and south along the east shoreline will produce nice trout. Trout fishing is best in spring before the Mayfly hatch, normally in late June. Pike, smallmouth bass and perch are commonly caught at the lake's south end, near weed beds.
South Lake Leelanau
Consisting of 5,370 acres, Lake Leelanau South is located in Leelanau County in the Village of Leland. Brown Trout, Walleye, Cisco, Northern Pike, Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Perch, Rock Bass, Smelt and Sucker can be found here. All fish are caught in good numbers. Brown trout average 4 to 6 pounds, walleye and smallmouth bass average 2 to 4 pounds. Good brown trout and walleye fishing is north of the access site off County Road 641 on the east side and south of the access site off County Road 643 on the west side. Smelt and minnow imitating baits trolled in 25 to 35 feet of water will produce fish, especially in late summer. Smallmouth bass fishing is popular from the narrows south along the west shoreline at the dropoff. Northern pike fishing is best south of the narrows and off the inlet of Cedar Run Creek at the lake's south end. Perch, bluegill and rock bass are found all over the lake.
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