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

• Overview

  Out in Marquette County, Michigan, sits Lost Lake. The setting is rolling bush on every side. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Marquette County are larger. The town to know is West Ishpeming, 21 miles out. After that come Ishpeming at 22 miles and L'Anse at 23 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  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. Fish documented in Marquette County include white sucker, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lost Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 63°F, with January the cold end at about 12°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Lost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Bulldog Lake is 2.1 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lost Lake in what we hold.