Van Riper State Park,, MI
We will be camping at Van Riper State Park. We're taking the kayaks and plan on doing some fishing and hiking as well. Any suggestions on things to do and see in the area? Favorite spots to eat? T...
Forum Discussion
travelnutz wrote:
Google: lake michigamme
Lots of info about fishing the lake. There's also a map of the lake you can print showing the depths. We've camped in Van Riper a few times but it was during Fall in the colored leaf time and didn't have a boat with us as it's quite cool then. Van Riper is a nice SP and it's in a very rural area but still a lot to do locally. Lake Michigamme is one of the few many large lakes in Michigan we haven't boated in. The lake is big and inviting and consistently deep (20' to 50') and I don't see many shoals to worry about if you take your 185 Bayliner with you. Have to be more careful of depth if it's an I/O than if it's an outboard as I/O's don't like to hit hard bottoms because it can be very expensive.
If you have the 185 Bayliner with you, be careful entering the bay by Van Riper SP. Stay on the south side of the bay. I have fished this lake extensively and could offer some "walleye spots" if you are interested. We will be there from August 3 to 9. Here is a link to Fishweb, who has a map of the lake on his site and a narrative story of fishing it on Opening day.
Opening Day
Lake Map
Map has clickable links on it
