Ellsworth Lake near Lewiston: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Ellsworth Lake sits in Montmorency County, out in Michigan. The bank is 942 feet above sea level. Small at around 2 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Montmorency County standards. Nearest town is Lewiston, 5 miles off. It is 153 miles to Lansing, the nearest city. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Ellsworth Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Montmorency County list largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Ellsworth Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 67°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Ellsworth Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, McCormick Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position on Ellsworth Lake before loading the car.