Sandow Lake

Marquette County is home to Sandow Lake, a mapped lake with the water profile currently listing about 17 acres and a maximum depth of 20 feet, so you know roughly what you are getting into before loading the boat or walking the bank.

A simple read on the lake

I would let the first few spots tell me what kind of day it is going to be and the first places I would give a fair shot are the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before changing five things at once and losing track of what actually mattered.

The species on record

For fishing, the current record for Sandow Lake shows Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; and I would begin by covering weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and stay flexible if the water tells me something else.

What I would do first

If I were putting together a simple plan for Sandow Lake, I would keep the tackle simple, pick a manageable section, and let the first signs of fish decide the next move, then I would double-check seasons and limits because the fish list on this page is not the rule book.