Chain of Lakes Fishing in Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Chain of Lakes is set in Marquette County, Michigan. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. West Ishpeming lies 18 miles from the water. Ishpeming follows at 20 miles, then Negaunee at 22 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Chain of Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Marquette County include white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Chain of Lakes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 11°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Chain of Lakes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Martells Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Ask locally about Chain of Lakes if anything is unclear.