Gregory Lake Fishing in Barry County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Barry County, Michigan. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Barry County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Hastings, 5.7 miles off. Lansing sits 34 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Gregory Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Barry County include bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch, black crappie and pink salmon. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Gregory Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 22°F for January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Gregory Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Ellison Lake, 0.4 miles out. Rules at Gregory Lake are worth checking on the day.