Cache Lake Fishing in Delta County, Michigan

• Overview

  Cache Lake is listed under Delta County, Michigan. The surroundings are pine and birch. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Gladstone, is 19 miles away. It is 121 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Close by you have: Coolaw Lakes out at 1.2 miles, Billy Good Lake 2.7 miles, Bourgois Lake out at 2.9 miles, Mahskeekee Lake 3.1 miles and Kenobo Lake out at 3.2 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cache Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Delta County records list white sucker, alewife and rock bass among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Cache Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 15°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Cache Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Coolaw Lakes at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Cache Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.