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Weekend fishing itinerary near Ann Arbor
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Ann Arbor

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Ann Arbor. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Lake Erie

Start the day on Lake Erie, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Erie is a 51-minute drive from downtown Ann Arbor. Launch at Pointe Mouillee Headquarters, the public ramp on Lake Erie closest to downtown (≈ 32.8 mi). Public access on Lake Erie: 39 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 207 ft. Recorded here: White Perch, Orangespotted Sunfish, Western Mosquitofish, and Goldfish.

Lake Erie151 min · 42.8 mi
Lake

Lake Erie

Ottawa

Pointe Mouillee Headquarters57

max 207 ft · surveyed

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From Pointe Mouillee Headquarters to Whitmore Lake: 68 min by road (52.9 mi).

Evening: Whitmore Lake

End the day on Whitmore Lake.

Whitmore Lake is a 15-minute drive from downtown Ann Arbor. Launch at Whitmore Lake, the public ramp on Whitmore Lake closest to downtown (≈ 10.8 mi). Public access on Whitmore Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 69 ft. Recorded here: Redear, Walleye, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

Whitmore Lake215 min · 11.6 mi
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Whitmore Lake

Livingston

Whitmore Lake11

max 69 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Ford Lake

Start the day on Ford Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Ford Lake is a 21-minute drive from downtown Ann Arbor. Launch at Ford Lake, the public ramp on Ford Lake closest to downtown (≈ 10.2 mi). Public access on Ford Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Walleye, and Northern Pike.

Ford Lake321 min · 12.2 mi
Reservoir

Ford Lake

Washtenaw

Ford Lake18

max 30 ft · surveyed

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From Ford Lake to Windmill Pointe Park Marina: 51 min by road (40.6 mi).

Evening: Lake Saint Clair

End the day on Lake Saint Clair.

Lake Saint Clair is a 56-minute drive from downtown Ann Arbor. Windmill Pointe Park Marina: marina on Lake Saint Clair, ≈ 42.3 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Saint Clair: 9 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 62 ft. Recorded here: White Perch, Gizzard Shad, Goldfish, and Alewife.

Lake Saint Clair456 min · 49.7 mi
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Lake Saint Clair

Macomb

Windmill Pointe Park Marina47

max 62 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Goldfish is at peak around Ann Arbor in November. Northern Pike bites well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Ann Arbor fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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