Cemetery Lake Fishing in Branch County, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Cemetery Lake falls inside Branch County. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. The water covers some 154 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. On our Branch County list it sits near the top for size. You are 2 miles from Coldwater. The big place round here is Fort Wayne, 57 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Cemetery Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Branch County: bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Cemetery Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 22°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Cemetery Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, West Long Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Cemetery Lake.