Fishing Mule Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Gogebic County in Michigan is where Mule Lake sits. It lies 1,699 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 31 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 1.2 miles keeps the choices simple. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. Eagle River sits 22 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Lac du Flambeau is 30 miles and Wakefield 32 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mule Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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 Mule Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 9°F in January and 65°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Mule Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Indian Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Signs at Mule Lake carry more weight than any list.