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Best Walleye spots near Flint
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Best Walleye spots near Flint

6 stops6 watersUpdated Nov 6

Walleye is recorded in 14 of the 18 spots within 75 minutes of Flint. Below are the strongest of them by our score: drive time, depth data, species and public access.

By our bite calendar, Walleye peaks around Flint in August and September. In November the calendar puts it at “Slow”.

Where to catch Walleye near Flint

1. Maceday Lake

Maceday Lake is a 33-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Maceday Lake, the public ramp on Maceday Lake closest to downtown (≈ 26.6 mi). Public access on Maceday Lake: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 117 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Walleye, and Lake Whitefish.

2. Lake Fenton

Lake Fenton is a 19-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Lake Fenton, the public ramp on Lake Fenton closest to downtown (≈ 13.1 mi). Public access on Lake Fenton: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 90 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Common Carp, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

3. Cass Lake

Cass Lake is a 43-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Dodge #4 State Park - Cass Lake, the public ramp on Cass Lake closest to downtown (≈ 31.9 mi). Public access on Cass Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 123 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, and Redear.

4. White Lake

White Lake is a 40-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at White Lake, the public ramp on White Lake closest to downtown (≈ 25 mi). Public access on White Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 32 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

5. Pontiac Lake

Pontiac Lake is a 36-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Tackles, the public ramp on Pontiac Lake closest to downtown (≈ 26.6 mi). Public access on Pontiac Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 34 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, and Bluegill.

6. Whitmore Lake

Whitmore Lake is a 47-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Whitmore Lake, the public ramp on Whitmore Lake closest to downtown (≈ 40.1 mi). Public access on Whitmore Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 69 ft. Recorded here: Redear, Walleye, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Flint 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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