Deadwood Lake Fishing in Gogebic County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Gogebic County, Michigan, this is Deadwood Lake. The surface lies 1,677 feet up. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Michigan listings. Start from Eagle River, 23 miles down the road. It is 136 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Deadwood Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Gogebic County include bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Deadwood Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 9°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Deadwood Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Crampton Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Deadwood Lake.