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Weekend fishing itinerary near Flint
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Flint

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

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

Day 1

Morning: Maceday Lake

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

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.

From Maceday Lake to SkipperBud's: 33 min by road (21.2 mi).

Evening: Lake Fenton

End the day on Lake Fenton.

Lake Fenton is a 19-minute drive from downtown Flint. SkipperBud's: marina on Lake Fenton, ≈ 13.1 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Fenton: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 90 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Common Carp, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

Day 2

Morning: Cass Lake

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

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.

From Dodge #4 State Park - Cass Lake to White Lake: 25 min by road (14 mi).

Evening: White Lake

End the day on 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.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Flint 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 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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