Fishing at Lake Harvey, Keweenaw County, Michigan

• Overview

  Michigan holds Lake Harvey, in Keweenaw County. Height above sea level is 761 feet. With some 127 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.1 miles in total. Nearest town is Neebing, 30 miles off. Vickers Park is 31 miles and Thunder Bay 31 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Harvey

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Keweenaw County, recorded fish include 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 Harvey that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 63°F for July and 12°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lake Harvey runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Beaver Lake, 2.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Harvey for certain.