Lake Lory in Marquette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Lory is a Marquette County water, in Michigan. The ground round it is rolling bush. The water covers some 128 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.4 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Marquette County list. The closest town, West Ishpeming, is 8.4 miles away. Ishpeming lies 10 miles off, Negaunee another 13 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lory

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Marquette County cover white sucker, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Lake Lory as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 64°F at the top of summer and 11°F at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Lake Lory around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Autio Lake is 2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lake Lory in what we hold.