Third Lake Fishing near L'Anse, Michigan

• Overview

  Third Lake is listed under Baraga County, Michigan. The country here is rolling bush. Roughly 54 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 1.2 miles in total. L'Anse lies 3.9 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 118 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Third Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Baraga County cover yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Third Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Third Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lost Lake, 2.9 miles away. None of that is settled for Third Lake in what we hold.