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Lake Gogebic

📍 Gogebic County, Michigan

The largest lake in the Upper Peninsula at 13,380 acres. A world-class walleye and yellow perch fishery with miles of undeveloped shoreline.

13,380
Acres
21 ft
Max depth
51
Fish species
4
Boat launches
✓
Public access


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🐟 Fish Species in Lake Gogebic

Walleye Excellent
Sander vitreus
Yellow Perch Excellent
Perca flavescens
Northern Pike Good
Esox lucius
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Muskellunge Fair
Esox masquinongy
Tiger Muskie Fair
Esox masquinongy x lucius
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Alewife Good
Alosa pseudoharengus
Bowfin Good
Amia calva
Burbot Good
Lota lota
Freshwater Drum Good
Aplodinotus grunniens
Lake Whitefish Good
Coregonus clupeaformis
Pink Salmon Good
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Rainbow Smelt Good
Osmerus mordax
Round Goby Good
Neogobius melanostomus
Sea Lamprey Good
Petromyzon marinus
White Perch Good
Morone americana
Cisco Fair
Coregonus artedi
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Brook Stickleback Good
Culaea inconstans
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Finescale Dace Good
Phoxinus neogaeus
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Kiyi Good
Coregonus kiyi
Lake Chub Good
Couesius plumbeus
Longnose Sucker Good
Catostomus catostomus
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Mottled Sculpin Good
Cottus bairdii
Ninespine Stickleback Good
Pungitius pungitius
Northern Pearl Dace Good
Margariscus nachtriebi
Northern Redbelly Dace Good
Phoxinus eos
Pygmy Whitefish Good
Prosopium coulteri
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Ruffe Good
Gymnocephalus cernua
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Shortjaw Cisco Good
Coregonus zenithicus
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Slimy Sculpin Good
Cottus cognatus
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Threespine Stickleback Good
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Lake Gogebic Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity Size
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Apr 28, 1988 Sand Shiner 31,250 2.5"
May 13, 1981 Walleye 500,000 0.4"
May 21, 1980 Walleye 422,000 0.4"
May 25, 1979 Walleye 600,000 0.4"

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📅 Best Time to Fish Lake Gogebic

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⚓ Boat Launches

Bergland Bay Launch
📍 County Rd 519, Bergland, MI 49910
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Dock, basic access
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Lake Gogebic Ontonagon County Ramp
📍 M-28, Matchwood, MI 49935
Gravel ramp Free 15 parking spots
Basic access
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Lake Gogebic State Park Launch
📍 US-2, Marenisco, MI 49947
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 80 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, fish cleaning station
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Merriweather Access Site
📍 Lake Gogebic S Shore Rd, Bergland, MI 49910
Gravel ramp Free 20 parking spots
Basic access only
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📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Lake Gogebic Weather Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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