Dentel Lake Fishing in Houghton County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Houghton County entry here is Dentel Lake, in Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,306 feet. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Houghton County are larger. Baraga sits 21 miles from the bank. L'Anse is 21 miles away, with Iron River at 32 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Dentel Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Houghton County include rainbow smelt, bloater and cisco. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Dentel Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°F to 65°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Dentel Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Green Lake, 0.4 miles out. Treat Dentel Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.