Fishing at Arrow Lake, Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Arrow Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. The water sits 1,631 feet up. It is high ground by Michigan standards. Nearest place of any size is Iron River, 20 miles away. For a city, Green Bay is 132 miles off. Also on the doorstep: Hammer Lake about 0.5 miles, 0.9 miles out stands Toots Lake, Club Lake about 1.1 miles, 1.6 miles out stands Rock Lake and Quiver Lake about 1.7 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Arrow Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Gogebic County, recorded fish include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Arrow Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 64°F and January about 10°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Arrow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Hammer Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Arrow Lake.