Maud Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Maud Lake in the Gogebic County part of Michigan. The country here is lake country bush. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Gogebic County. 24 miles away sits Eagle River, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 137 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Maud Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Gogebic County include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Maud Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 65°F and January reads 9°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Maud Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Record Lake is 0.4 miles distant. What applies at Maud Lake may have changed since it was mapped.