Conna-Mara Lake Fishing near Baldwin, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Conna-Mara Lake belongs to Lake County. It lies 879 feet above sea level. Roughly 29 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The closest town, Baldwin, is 7.1 miles away. The big place round here is Grand Rapids, 59 miles distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Conna-Mara Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Lake County records list rainbow trout, brook trout, white sucker and bluegill among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Conna-Mara Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 20°F at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Conna-Mara Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Little Bullhead Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Nothing on Conna-Mara Lake should be assumed from this page alone.