Fishing Lois Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Gogebic County, Michigan. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. Nearest place of any size is Eagle River, 19 miles away. Green Bay is the closest city, 130 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lois Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Gogebic County, recorded fish include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lois Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 65°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lois Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Marsh Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lois Lake before loading the car.