gull lake tips

[karol]

been off of here for too long, was wondering about Gull Lake down or over or up by Kalamazoo, my nephew is going to be the promotional director at the camp up there and was wondering if it is a good lake for the travel from northern indiana? i saw where Z-man said it was one of his top 5 lakes in our area, and is there more than one boat launch on the lake and does it have a lot of "boat lice" in the summer? thanks again..Karol

[djkimmel]

Big boat ramp on the north end now run by Prairieville Township. They charge $10 a day to launch. Parking for 75 trailers but it can be full on summer weekends as it's a very rare large lake for SW Michigan and popular due to size and it being a very clear 'clean' lake. Very deep lake. Has warmwater and coldwater fisheries due to the depth, clarity and cold water deep. They stock trout - lake trout are the latest I believe. Has both smallmouth and largemouth. Largemouth more numerous. Can be challenging to fish due to depth and clarity but tournament weights have been up lately and for 2019 it's the most popular inland bass tournament lake.

[Mike S.]

I'll be fishing the first MKT kayak tournament there this weekend.  It's a beautiful lake.  Big, clear, and deep.  I personally have only been there two times, and that was last year.  Go check it out.  Good luck to you.

[djkimmel]

And wear your life jacket. Deep, cold water. Lots of fish.