Cable Lake Fishing in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  Cable Lake is a Baraga County water, Michigan side. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. It measures some 330 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The outline measures near 4.0 miles, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Baraga County. The closest town, Iron River, is 18 miles distant. It is 130 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cable Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Baraga County include yellow perch, pink salmon and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Cable Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 64°F and January about 10°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cable Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Cable Lake Boat Launch gives a made launch, half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Porter Lake is 1.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Cable Lake for certain.