Lake Skegemog fishing: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

Target species: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Bluegill
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake Skegemog, 2 lanes.

The lake

Lake Skegemog covers 2,817 acres in Michigan, across Kalkaska County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 29 feet (8.8 m). Our records hold 12 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Muskellunge

  • Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Longnose Gar, Golden Shiner.

Stocking: 6,929 fish, 1990–2023

Michigan DNR records list 6,929 fish released into this water from 1990 to 2023.

  • Muskellunge: 6,929 in 1990–2023

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 29 ft (8.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 49 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–2 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 12% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 21.4% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 2.1% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 28–29 ft: 14.2% of the water

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Lake Skegemog — 2 lanes, open 4am–11pm, restrooms. Traverse City State Park. phone 231-922-5270

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 60°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 6.9. These readings span 2023–2024.

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.