Fishing Lake Richie in Keweenaw County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lake Richie is listed under Keweenaw County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 630 feet. Roughly 495 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You are looking at roughly 7.9 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. On our Keweenaw County list it sits near the top for size. Neebing sits 34 miles from here and is the nearest stop. East End is 34 miles away, with Thunder Bay at 35 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Richie

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Keweenaw County include rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Lake Richie should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 63°F and January at 12°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Lake Richie to follow that timing.

• 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. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. LeSage Lake at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Where Lake Richie is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.