Lake Sans Souci Fishing, New Buffalo, Mi.

Looking out over Finger Lake

This October we took a short 3 day trip over to New Buffalo, Mi., to do a little fishing, do a little gambling, and get a whole lot of rest. One of our favorite places in the area is a little bed and breakfast called Sans Souci.

Sitting on about 50 acres is a 20 acre, private, lake. We discovered this place last year by accident and it has now become our halfway house since its almost exactly half way between ours and Dave’s place. Sans Souci has several options for lodging, you can stay in a room at the main house, rent one of the larger houses, or one of two fishing cabins down by the lake. We usually stay in the Dutch House, but hear that the fishing cabins are great. Plus, the fishing cabins come with boats, no gas engines allowed so bring your trolling motor or be prepared to row. But there are plenty of great places to fish right from shore.

Discovering Sans Souci was most certainly by accident but going back again wasn’t. Angie and Sue are terrific hosts. A fully furnished 2 bedroom house, private bathrooms, fully stocked kitchen for less than you can stay at the Casino.

This year we went with the expressed goal of getting some fishing in. And the fishing was good. It was very cold, in the 40s for highs during the day, so the fish were definitely slow and it took a lot of patience to get them hooked and to land. Between the four of us we caught somewhere around 30 fish over about 10 or 12 hours of fishing. One of the great things was the variety of fish in Lake Sans Souci. We caught crappie, blue gill, a largemouth, smallmouth, and even a couple real small perch. All while standing on shore and enjoying beautiful fall days.

We did indeed get some fishing in. Would have most likely fished more if it had been warmer. No matter though, fishing was very good and the fall colors were simply breathtaking.

We love Sans Souci. Its minutes from a casino, just slightly further from Lake Michigan, its quiet and peaceful. If you are looking for a private lake to fish at, consider staying here, or maybe give Angie a call and ask permission to fish her lake during the week. Be sure to bring plenty of night crawlers, the fish like those more than smaller wigglers, and leave the minnows at home, they aren’t allowed here. Most of all, bring a plan to relax and enjoy the quiet for a few days.

Fall day at Sans Souci

Fall day at Sans Souci

Diane's blue gill

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