Buddle Lake Fishing Guide, Houghton County, Michigan

• Overview

  Buddle Lake sits in Houghton County, out in Michigan. It sits at 1,614 feet above sea level. It measures about 27 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. You are 20 miles from Iron River. The big place round here is Green Bay, 132 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Buddle Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Houghton County include rainbow smelt, bloater, cisco and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Buddle Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Buddle Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Chamberlain Lake Boat Launch sits about half a mile away and carries the launch. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Poker Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Buddle Lake if anything is unclear.