Fishing Reany Lake in Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Reany Lake stands in Marquette County, Michigan. It lies 1,529 feet above sea level. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Marquette County list. Negaunee at 6 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Ishpeming, 7.5 miles, and Trowbridge Park, 8.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Reany Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Marquette County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Reany Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 64°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Reany Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Nash Lake, 1.6 miles away. Ask locally about Reany Lake if anything is unclear.