Ebony Lake Fishing Guide, Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Baraga County entry here is Ebony Lake, in Michigan. It sits at 1,575 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 18 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is high ground by Michigan standards. 19 miles away sits Iron River, the nearest town. Green Bay sits 132 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Ebony Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Baraga County records list yellow perch, pink salmon and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Ebony Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Ebony Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Launching is at Hannah Webb Lake Boat Launch, about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Hannah Webb Lake, 0.6 miles away. What applies at Ebony Lake may have changed since it was mapped.