Fox Lake Fishing in Cass County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Fox Lake in Cass County, Michigan. Everything around it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 38 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Nearest place of any size is Marcellus, 7.6 miles away. Beyond it, Constantine at 8.3 miles and Three Rivers at 8.4 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Fox Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Cass County names bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch and warmouth. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Fox Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Fox Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A ramp at Fox Lake Boat Launch is mapped half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Driskels Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Check the position on Fox Lake before loading the car.