Evergreen Lake Fishing Guide, Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Marquette County in Michigan is where Evergreen Lake sits. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is high ground by Michigan standards. Some 20 miles away sits L'Anse, the nearest settlement. For a city, Thunder Bay is 129 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Evergreen Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Reported across Marquette County: white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Evergreen Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 11°F to 63°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Evergreen Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Trout Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Check the position on Evergreen Lake before loading the car.