Lake Leelanau

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 7, 2026

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

8 Fishing Reports

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Fishing Reports

8 Reports on Lake Leelanau

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Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
6/13/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Topwater Walking
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Minnows
First time fishing Lake Leelanau. Fished seemed to be mostly post-spawn. Fished June 9th-11th, 2022. Did find one fish on a bed. Throughout all 3 days the bite window seemed to be extremely small. Morning bite seemed to hit from 5-6 a.m. Fishing top water we had success with a sexy dawg jr. We tried buzz baits and poppers as well and had little to zero bites. Fish really seemed to love that erractic action. Throughout the rest of the day until the evening we would try 5xd cranks, tubes on the bottom, and flukes high in the water column. We had some success with these baits. The evening bite seemed to turn on around 9p.m. until 10. We even had walleye hitting the sexy dawg jr, which I did not think was possible. Haha. Fish would hit the top water in 2ft to 10ft of water. It was really hard to figure out a pattern but this is what we had success on. Biggest bass of the trip was a 5.5 lb smallie caught on a sexy dawg jr on that morning bite. Most bass were in that 2 to 3.5 lb range. Good luck and tightlines!
Rob Spohr
Silver Ambassador
9/6/25
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Spinnerbaits
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  62°
Spent about seven hours on the lake. Massive cold front was coming through and we got rained on a lot. Ended up with one fish, a 3 1/2 pound smallie. Spinner seemed to be the only thing that was getting reaction strikes.
Tony Dykstra
Silver Ambassador
5/20/23
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Ledges
- Water Temperature
  54°
Smallies were starting to move and bed.