Kunze Lake Fishing Guide, Houghton County, Michigan

• Overview

  Kunze Lake is listed under Houghton County, Michigan. It lies 1,516 feet above sea level. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. The nearest town is Iron River, 24 miles away. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 137 miles away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Kunze Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Houghton County list rainbow smelt, bloater, cisco, yellow perch and lake whitefish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Kunze Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 10°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Kunze Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is a slipway at Kunze Lake Boat Launch, roughly half a mile off. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Toby Lake is 0.7 miles distant. For Kunze Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.