Gill Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Gill Lake in Keweenaw County, Michigan. It lies 607 feet above sea level. Small at around 2 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Keweenaw County are larger. Laurium sits 36 miles from the bank. Dollar Bay follows at 43 miles, then Houghton at 45 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Gill Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Keweenaw County cover rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker, cisco and lake whitefish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Gill Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 63°F and February near 19°F on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Gill Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Toilets are 170 yards away, which matters on a long session. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Schlatter Lake is 1.2 miles off. Nothing on Gill Lake should be assumed from this page alone.