Nesbit Lake Fishing in Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  Nesbit Lake falls in Baraga County, part of Michigan. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. Roughly 29 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Compared with other Michigan water on our list, it sits high. Some 22 miles away sits Iron River, the nearest settlement. Stambaugh, Iron River lies 23 miles off, L'Anse another 26 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Nesbit Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Baraga County, recorded fish include yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Nesbit Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Nesbit Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Boats go in at Norway Lake Boat Launch, roughly half a mile from the water. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Little Nesbit Lake, 0.3 miles away. Treat access at Nesbit Lake as something to verify.