Fishing Ripple Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Ripple Lake is listed under Gogebic County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,614 feet. Compared with other Michigan water on our list, it sits high. The nearest place of any size is Iron River, 23 miles away. The big place round here is Green Bay, 134 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Ripple Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Gogebic County: bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Ripple Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 64°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Ripple Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is a slipway at Robinson Lake Boat Launch, roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Robinson Lake is 0.3 miles off. Nothing on Ripple Lake should be assumed from this page alone.