Deerpath Lake in Gogebic County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Deerpath Lake is a Gogebic County water, Michigan side. The water sits 1,673 feet up. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Gogebic County are larger. Eagle River lies 22 miles from the water. Green Bay is the closest city, 135 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Deerpath Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Gogebic County records list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Deerpath Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 9°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Deerpath Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Dalzell Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Deerpath Lake in what we hold.