Fishing Report For Hubbard Lake, MI

By Rick Seaman

January 30, 2025

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Fishing Report Hubbard Lake, MI

Popular Fish Species Hubbard Lake, MI

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Smallmouth bass are one of the main fish species that draw anglers to Hubbard Lake. The state record smallmouth, over 9 pounds, was caught here. The lake has very little structure, with a sandy bottom. Local anglers report smallies migrate their way around the lake based on weather and bait movement. Smallmouth bass are often drawn to the influx of water and food sources from Holcomb Creek, Stevens Creek, Sucker Creek and the West Branch River. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports there is a wide range of baitfish in the lake, as well as perch and sunfish for smallmouth forage. Use shallow crankbaits when they are shallow. Drop shot rigs and tube baits work well for deeper bass.

Walleye

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Very Good

Hubbard Lake notoriously delivers quality walleye fishing year round, including ice fishing in Winter. Locals report the ledges around the Churchill Point area and along the Hardwood Point are good holding areas for walleye, due to the variation in ledge depths. Fishing during the first and last hour of the day, or on cloudy days, are ideal times to catch walleye as they are sensitive to light. Blade lures allow anglers to count down the lure to the desired depth and slow retrieve it through the target area.

Yellow Perch

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

A healthy, stable population of yellow perch reside in Hubbard Lake, providing a steady food source for larger, predator fish, plus fun fishing for anglers and and great table fare. They tend to run in schools and are competitive for food, so when you locate them, catching can get fast and furious. Underspin jigs tipped with live or cut-bait minnows, or with curly tail grubs work well Spring through Fall. Locals report using this setup when ice fishing in Winter.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, yellow perch, muskie and northern pike at Hubbard Lake in Michigan.

Hubbard Lake is an 8,800-acre lake with 27 miles of shoreline. The lake is known for abundant populations of walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, and panfish.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".