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Freshwater fishing near Flint
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Freshwater fishing near Flint

10 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

10 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of Flint, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Lake Fenton, 19 minutes away.

Lakes 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.

7. Lake Saint Clair

Lake Saint Clair is a 67-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Selfridge, the public ramp on Lake Saint Clair closest to downtown (≈ 51.5 mi). Public access on Lake Saint Clair: 9 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 62 ft. Recorded here: White Perch, Gizzard Shad, Goldfish, and Alewife.

8. Wolverine Lake

Wolverine Lake is a 49-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Wolverine Lake, the public ramp on Wolverine Lake closest to downtown (≈ 33.3 mi). Public access on Wolverine Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 57 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Golden Shiner.

9. Orchard Lake

Orchard Lake is a 50-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Orchard Lake, the public ramp on Orchard Lake closest to downtown (≈ 34.3 mi). Public access on Orchard Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 111 ft. Recorded here: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, and Common Carp.

Reservoirs near Flint

10. Kent Lake

Kent Lake is a 44-minute drive from downtown Flint. Launch at Kent Lake Dam Portage, the public ramp on Kent Lake closest to downtown (≈ 34.8 mi). Public access on Kent Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 38 ft. Recorded here: Northern Pike, Walleye, Bluegill, and Redear.

When the fish bite here

Northern Pike bites well.

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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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