Jingle Lake Fishing in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  Baraga County in Michigan is where Jingle Lake sits. It sits in lake country bush country. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The edge runs 0.9 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. Iron River is the closest place, 21 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 134 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Jingle Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Baraga County, recorded fish include yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Jingle Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Jingle Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lake Sainte Kathryn at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Jingle Lake.