Kelly Lake Fishing in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Baraga County, Michigan, this is Kelly Lake. It lies 919 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Baraga County. Nearest place of any size is Baraga, 6.2 miles away. Thunder Bay sits 120 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Kelly Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Baraga County include yellow perch, pink salmon and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Kelly Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 65°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Kelly Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Sixmile Creek Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Kelly Lake.