Buschell Lake Fishing near Harvey, Michigan

• Overview

  Buschell Lake is a Marquette County water, Michigan side. It lies 912 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Marquette County standards. You are 2 miles from Harvey. Further out sit Marquette (3 miles) and Trowbridge Park (4.4 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Buschell Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Marquette County include white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Buschell Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 66°F; by January the average is down near 18°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Buschell Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Quarry Pond at 2.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Buschell Lake locally before you travel.