Gasley Lake in Baraga County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Baraga County, Michigan, this is Gasley Lake. Elevation runs to 1,539 feet. About 18 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. Iron River at 22 miles is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Green Bay is 135 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Gasley Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Baraga County include yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Gasley Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 64°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. 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 open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Gasley Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, LaCrosse Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Gasley Lake before loading the car.