Greenier Lake Fishing in Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Marquette County, Michigan, this is Greenier Lake. This is lake country bush ground. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Gwinn is the closest place, 4.1 miles off. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 121 miles away. Also worth knowing: 1 mile away is Bilsky Lake, Anderson Lake at 1.1 miles, 1.2 miles away is Beltrame Lake, Gimse Lake at 1.2 miles and 1.4 miles away is Sleighrunner Lake. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Greenier Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Marquette County names white sucker, yellow perch, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Greenier Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 14°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Greenier Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. 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 tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Bilsky Lake is 1 mile off. Treat Greenier Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.