Fishing Cashion Lake in Lake County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Lake County end of Michigan holds Cashion Lake. The bank is 823 feet above sea level. Small at around 20 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. You are 0.9 miles from Baldwin. The big place round here is Grand Rapids, 66 miles distant. Nearby alternatives: Government Lake at about 0.4 miles, Mench Lake some 0.4 miles off, Putman Lake at about 0.9 miles, Little Star Lake some 1.1 miles off and Bush Lake at about 1.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cashion Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Lake County: rainbow trout, brook trout and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Cashion Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 69°F, while January sits near 20°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Cashion Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Government Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Cashion Lake are worth checking on the day.