Fishing Erickson Lake in Iron County, Michigan

• Overview

  Erickson Lake lies in Iron County, in Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,286 feet. At about 35 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Head to Crystal Falls, 8.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Green Bay, 107 miles distant. Nearest other option: Marsh Lake 1.1 miles off, Emerson Lake out at 1.4 miles, Dawson Lake 1.6 miles off, Mitchell Lake out at 2.5 miles and Lake Mary 3 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Erickson Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name brown trout, yellow perch, northern pike and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat Erickson Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°F to 65°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Erickson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Marsh Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Erickson Lake.