East Cedar Lake Fishing near Marshall, Michigan

• Overview

  East Cedar Lake is one of the Calhoun County listings for Michigan. Height above sea level is 925 feet. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Calhoun County are larger. Marshall sits 4.1 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Lansing, 42 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on East Cedar Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Calhoun County names bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read East Cedar Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 22°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between late March and mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It sets the rhythm of the year at East Cedar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Cedar Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Treat access at East Cedar Lake as something to verify.