Lake Glazon in Keweenaw County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Glazon sits within Keweenaw County in Michigan. It stands 646 feet above sea level. Roughly 29 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.2 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. Start from Laurium, 27 miles down the road. Dollar Bay lies 34 miles off, Houghton another 36 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Glazon

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Keweenaw County names rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker, cisco and lake whitefish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lake Glazon the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 63°F and February reads 17°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Glazon.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A pier or jetty stands 140 yards away, which helps on a crowded bank. Lake Glazon Nature Area takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Mudd Lake, 2.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Glazon for certain.