Coffield Lake in Grand Traverse County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Coffield Lake sits within Grand Traverse County in Michigan. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Roughly 29 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Start from Greilickville, 5.4 miles down the road. Traverse City is 5.7 miles away, with Kingsley at 15 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Coffield Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Grand Traverse County include rock bass, yellow perch, white sucker, smallmouth bass and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Coffield Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 69°F and January near 20°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Coffield Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. This sits inside Timbers Recreation Area, so read the reserve notices first. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Fern Lake is 0.7 miles off. Signs at Coffield Lake carry more weight than any list.