Cady Lake Fishing Guide, Dickinson County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Dickinson County, Michigan. The setting is rolling bush. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Gwinn lies 13 miles from the water. K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base follows at 18 miles, then West Ishpeming at 19 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple. Nothing about the approach is difficult in dry weather.

• Where to Fish on Cady Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Dickinson County include bluegill, walleye, yellow perch, brown trout and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Cady Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 13°F to 65°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Cady Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Kemp Lake sits 1.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Cady Lake.