Fishing at Bluegill Pond, Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Gogebic County, Michigan, this is Bluegill Pond. The bank is 1,673 feet above sea level. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Gogebic County are larger. The nearest place of any size is Wakefield, 22 miles away. Lac du Flambeau is 26 miles away, with Bessemer at 26 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Bluegill Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Gogebic County: bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Bluegill Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 10°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Bluegill Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Pomeroy Lake Boat Launch gives a made launch, half a mile off. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Pomeroy Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Bluegill Pond as something to verify.