Fishing Katherine Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Katherine Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan. The land about it is pine and birch. Around 41 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 1.6 miles of margin, front to back. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. The nearest place of any size is Eagle River, 22 miles away. Lac du Flambeau follows at 33 miles, then Iron River at 34 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Katherine Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Katherine Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 9°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Katherine Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Pats Lake sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Katherine Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.