Partridge Lake Fishing in Keweenaw County, Michigan

• Overview

  Partridge Lake lies in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Elevation runs to 988 feet. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Keweenaw County. For supplies, Laurium is 24 miles out. Dollar Bay is 31 miles and Houghton 33 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Keweenaw County records list rainbow smelt, yellow perch, white sucker and cisco among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Partridge Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 63°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Partridge Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Clear Lake at 1.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Partridge Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.