Blodgett Lake Fishing near Caledonia, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Blodgett Lake in Kent County, Michigan. It stands 719 feet above sea level. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. You are 3.4 miles from Caledonia. The big place round here is Grand Rapids, 16 miles distant. More in the same country: Barber Lake about 0.5 miles, Riley Lake just 1.2 miles, Campbell Lake about 1.6 miles, Kettle Lake just 2.4 miles and Buck Lake about 2.5 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Blodgett Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Kent County: bluegill, rock bass, johnny darter and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Blodgett Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 71°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Blodgett Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Barber Lake, 0.5 miles out. Ask locally about Blodgett Lake if anything is unclear.