Egg Lake Fishing Guide, Charlevoix County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Egg Lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan. This is pine and birch country. This is a pocket water of some 21 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. The nearest town is Charlevoix, 30 miles away. Further out sit Bay Harbor (32 miles) and Harbor Springs (32 miles). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Egg Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Charlevoix County include rainbow smelt, alewife, shortjaw cisco, bloater and shortnose cisco. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Egg Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Egg Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Round Lake, 1.1 miles out. Nothing on Egg Lake should be assumed from this page alone.