Fishing Evans Lake in Oceana County, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Oceana County, Michigan, you have Evans Lake. It lies 856 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. Nearest place of any size is Hart, 7.8 miles away. Grand Rapids sits 55 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Other water nearby: Cobmoosa Lake within 1.6 miles, Sparks Lake roughly 2.1 miles, Gales Pond within 2.9 miles, Leavitt Lake roughly 3.8 miles and Landin Lake within 4 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Evans 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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Oceana County include brook trout, walleye, white sucker and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Evans Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 21°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Evans Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Cobmoosa Lake sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Evans Lake is worth confirming on the day.