Roosevelt Lake Fishing near Norway, Michigan

• Overview

  Roosevelt Lake falls in Dickinson County, part of Michigan. The water sits 1,001 feet up. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Dickinson County. 10 miles away sits Norway, the nearest town. Green Bay is the closest city, 98 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Roosevelt Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Dickinson County: bluegill, walleye, yellow perch, brown trout and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Roosevelt Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 66°F and January reads 12°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Roosevelt Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lyons Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Roosevelt Lake for certain.