Lake Fanny Hooe, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Keweenaw County, Michigan, this is Lake Fanny Hooe. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. The shoreline runs about 4.3 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Keweenaw County list. The closest town, Laurium, is 31 miles distant. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 90 miles distant. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Fanny Hooe

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Keweenaw County include rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker, cisco and lake whitefish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lake Fanny Hooe repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while February sits near 17°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Fanny Hooe.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lily Lake, 1.1 miles out.