Greens Lake Fishing near Gladstone, Michigan

• Overview

  Delta County, Michigan, is where Greens Lake sits. It stands 764 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 17 miles from Gladstone. After that come Escanaba at 25 miles and Munising at 26 miles. Other water nearby: McDonald Lake roughly 0.7 miles, Peacock Lake at 2.2 miles, Poplar Lake roughly 2.4 miles, Bishop Lake at 2.6 miles and Narbon Lake roughly 2.7 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Greens Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name white sucker, alewife and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Greens Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 16°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Greens Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, McDonald Lake is 0.7 miles distant. None of that is settled for Greens Lake in what we hold.