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

• Overview

  Within Gogebic County, Michigan, you have Record Lake. Height above sea level is 1,680 feet. The water covers some 68 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.2 miles, and most of it is walkable. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. Eagle River sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Wakefield at 30 miles and Lac du Flambeau at 31 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Record Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Gogebic County list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Record Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 9°F in January and 65°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Record Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Big African Lake, 0.4 miles away. For Record Lake in particular, ask before you travel.