Deadmans Lake Fishing in Luce County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Deadmans Lake in the Luce County part of Michigan. The bank is 860 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 26 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. Newberry lies 11 miles from the water. For a city, Green Bay is 174 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Deadmans Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Luce County cover yellow perch, white sucker, walleye and pink salmon. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Deadmans Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. 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 early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Deadmans Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Young Lake, 1 mile away. Nothing on Deadmans Lake should be assumed from this page alone.