Quack Lake in Gogebic County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Quack Lake is set in Gogebic County, Michigan. The setting is lake country bush on every side. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Gogebic County list. The nearest town is Wakefield, 24 miles away. Beyond it, Lac du Flambeau at 25 miles and Eagle River at 28 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Quack Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Gogebic County cover bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Quack Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 9°F for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Quack Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Honk Lake sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Quack Lake.