Portage Lake

Houghton - Michigan


  • 31 catches

  • 186 followers

  • 17 spots

:Portage Lake is a part of the Keweenaw Waterway in Houghton County, Michigan. It is connected to Lake Superior on two sides via the Portage Canal. Because of it's connectivity to The Big Lake, one never quite knows what species of fish will bite next.

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Portage Lake Fishing Reports

Recently shared catches and fishing spots

  1. Jared B
    - Portage Lake

    Just trying the app out

    8 in. Rainbow Trout with a Bay de Noc Lure Co. Swedish Pimple Multi-Pack

  2. Adam Seitz
    - Portage Lake

    15 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Berkley PowerBait Minnows

  3. Dano Bishop
    - Portage Lake

    Didn’t make er

    Poor fella

  4. Whitney Pedigo Reeves
    - Portage Lake

    Details: 27 in. Northern Pike with a Spoons

    1. Whitney Pedigo Reeves 0
      Caught 4 pike. 2 were keepers at over 24 inches. Caught one baby catfish too. Great time. Rented boat from Northwoods. Tom was a nice guy with great fishing advice.
  5. Jacob Anderson
    - Portage Lake

    Found a pair of nice crappies yesterday. Only caught two but they were good ones!

    Black Crappie with a Northland Forage Minnow jig and Gulp! plastic

    1. Arthur Huttemeyer Sr. 0
      Very good ones
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      Very nice Jacob! 👍👍
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  6. Manuel Mejia
    - Portage Lake

    5 lb. 2 oz. 30 in. Northern Pike with a Chatterbait

  7. Manuel Mejia
    - Portage Lake

    4 lb. 5 oz. 21 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Chatterbait

  8. Dave Blackburn
    - Portage Lake

    Details: Northern Pike

    1. Todd Shook 0
      YeA portage. Pike fishing seems to be slow.what was water temp?
    2. Dave Blackburn 0
      Portage lake?? Caught 4. Biggest maybe 23 inches
    3. Todd Shook 0
      how was pike fishing? any size? was there over the 4th and pike were not cooperative?
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  9. Robert DELFORGE
    - Portage Lake

    Details: 22 in. Walleye with a shad

  10. Matt Rahko
    - Portage Lake

    From what I've heard most people are doing poorly on the Portage, but I've been having some pretty good luck

    12 in. Black Crappie

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