Petrow Lake Fishing Guide, Baraga County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Baraga County end of Michigan holds Petrow Lake. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Surface area is around 33 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. You are 19 miles from Iron River. Stambaugh, Iron River lies 20 miles off, Crystal Falls another 25 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petrow Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Baraga County, recorded fish include yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Petrow Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Petrow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Launch at Perch Lake Boat Launch, half a mile from the water. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Perch Lake is 1.4 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Petrow Lake for certain.