Fishing Burns Lake in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Baraga County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,273 feet. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Baraga County list holds plenty of bigger water. L'Anse is the closest place, 7.3 miles off. Beyond it, Baraga at 8.6 miles and Atlantic Mine at 31 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Burns Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Baraga County names yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Burns Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 11°F in January up to 64°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Burns Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Jackson Lakes, 1.5 miles away. Signs at Burns Lake carry more weight than any list.