Cedar Lake Fishing in Grand Traverse County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Grand Traverse County end of Michigan holds Cedar Lake. It sits in lake country bush. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Grand Traverse County list. For a base, Kingsley sits 3.1 miles out. Beyond it, Traverse City at 13 miles and Greilickville at 15 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Grand Traverse County list rock bass, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Cedar Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 19°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Cedar Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Bumphrey Lake, 0.4 miles out. What applies at Cedar Lake may have changed since it was mapped.