Trailer ramp · Lake Huron · Michigan

Pinconning Boat Launch

Name: Pinconning
Address: MI, US
Telephone: 989-893-5531

A public trailer ramp on Saginaw Bay in Bay County, Michigan. Managed by Bay County.

Directions Call 989-893-5531 All Huron launches

The launch

What the agency lists

Launch type: Trailer ramp
Water: Saginaw Bay
Fee: Not published in the source — ask the manager
Managed by: Bay County
Owner: County
Location: Bay County, Michigan
Coordinates: 43.8540° N, 83.9234° W

Before you launch

Lake Huron is big water

Saginaw Bay is shallow and builds a steep, short sea in a hurry; the open-lake ports along the Thumb and the northeast shore can be a long way apart. Know the next harbor down the shore before the wind tells you that you need it.

Saginaw Bay ice that separates from shore. Offshore wind on a shallow bay has stranded groups of anglers on drifting plates more than once, requiring air rescue. Never cross a pressure crack you cannot recross.
Shallow, steep chop in the bay. Eleven to twenty feet of water builds an ugly short-period sea in a moderate wind, far rougher for its height than deep water.
Long unserviced stretches of Michigan shoreline between Harbor Beach and Alpena. Marina spacing is wide; fuel planning matters.

Read how to read a Great Lakes marine forecast and trailering and launching on big water. Pack the big-water safety kit.

From this launch

What to fish on Lake Huron

Our Huron fishing guides name spots at or near Saginaw Bay and Pinconning:

Brown Trout · Late March through May, with a second window from October into December near harbors and river mouths

Brown Trout Fishing on Lake Huron

Saginaw Bay shoreline near Au Gres and Point Lookout: Shallow, stained and quick to warm. Browns move along this shoreline in April, mixed with early walleye.

Lake Sturgeon · June through September, outside the spring spawning period

Lake Sturgeon on Lake Huron

Saginaw Bay and the Saginaw River system: Historically a major sturgeon producer, largely lost to dams and habitat destruction, and now the subject of long-running rehabilitation work in the bay's tributaries.

Muskellunge · Late July through October, with September and October the best window

Muskie Fishing on Lake Huron

Saginaw Bay: Michigan has run muskellunge restoration work in the Saginaw system. It is a genuine but low-density fishery — treat a Saginaw Bay muskie as a rare bonus while you are fishing for something else, not as the target.

Northern Pike · May and June, September through November, and January through February on ice

Northern Pike Fishing on Lake Huron

Potagannissing Bay, Drummond Island: Remote island bays with big weed flats and boulder edges. Very lightly fished, and the pike here run larger than the inner Saginaw Bay average.

Steelhead · October through April in the tributaries, peaking in March; June through August offshore

Steelhead Fishing on Lake Huron

The Rifle River: A Saginaw Bay tributary at Omer with a strong spring run and easy wading. Small enough to read, big enough to hold fish.

Walleye · Mid-May through July inside Saginaw Bay, then September through early November off the Thumb

Walleye Fishing on Lake Huron

Saganing and Pinconning bars: Classic inner-bay sand and gravel bars. May and early June, in 8–14 ft, often within sight of the launch.

Yellow Perch Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon Lake Trout Lake Whitefish Smallmouth Bass

Huron by season

SpringSaginaw Bay wakes up first SummerTrolling season on the bay, deep structure on the main lake FallBig walleye out deep, lakers up on the rock WinterSaginaw Bay is one of the great ice fisheries in America

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Nearest Huron launches

Coggins Road3.5 mi · trailer ramp · 1 lane · MI
Pine River Mouth9.1 mi · trailer ramp · 2 lanes · MI
Saginaw River Mouth15 mi · trailer ramp · 8 lanes · MI
Au Gres River Mouth17 mi · trailer ramp · 8 lanes · MI
Finn Road Park17 mi · trailer ramp · 2 lanes · MI
Allen Cut21 mi · trailer ramp · MI

Straight-line distance, not a boating route.

For the crew ashore

Beaches nearby

Pinconning Park0.5 mi
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area4.0 mi

Source

Launch facts are from the Michigan DNR, State Sponsored Developed Boating Access Sites, retrieved 2026-10-05. Ramps close for repairs, fees change and water levels move; confirm with Bay County before you tow. Fishing rules are set by theMichigan DNR.

Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.

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