Plymouth Lake Fishing near Wakefield, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Gogebic County, Michigan, you have Plymouth Lake. Height above sea level is 1,575 feet. The water covers some 29 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. Nearest place of any size is Wakefield, 14 miles away. Beyond it, Bessemer at 19 miles and Ironwood at 22 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Plymouth Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Gogebic County include bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Plymouth Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Plymouth Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Taps Lake at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Plymouth Lake in what we hold.