Tracy Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Tracy Lake is one of the Baraga County listings for Michigan. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 40 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. L'Anse is the closest place, 20 miles off. Green Bay is the closest city, 137 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Tracy Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name yellow perch, pink salmon, white sucker, walleye and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Tracy Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 64°F and January near 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Tracy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Drummond Lake, 1.6 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Tracy Lake for certain.