Hummingbird Lake Fishing Guide, Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Hummingbird Lake lies in Gogebic County, in Michigan. It sits at 1,699 feet above sea level. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Our Gogebic County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Eagle River sits 26 miles out. Wakefield lies 26 miles off, Lac du Flambeau another 26 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Hummingbird Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Gogebic County list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Hummingbird Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Hummingbird Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Bergner Lake sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Hummingbird Lake may have changed since it was mapped.