Railroad Lake Fishing in Dickinson County, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Dickinson County, Michigan, you have Railroad Lake. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Compared with other Michigan water on our list, it sits high. Crystal Falls sits 15 miles from the bank. Green Bay sits 116 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Railroad Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name bluegill, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Railroad Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 11°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Railroad Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The nearest recorded ramp is Edey Lake Boat Launch, half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Edey Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. For Railroad Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.