Fishing at Cedar Lake, Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Marquette County entry here is Cedar Lake, in Michigan. The surface lies 1,834 feet up. At about 29 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. It sits higher than most water we list in Michigan. L'Anse lies 18 miles from the water. Baraga follows at 21 miles, then West Ishpeming at 23 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Marquette County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Cedar Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 63°F, the coldest about 11°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Cedar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lake Alice, 0.4 miles away. Treat Cedar Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.