Kettle Lake Fishing in Kent County, Michigan

• Overview

  Kettle Lake is listed under Kent County, Michigan. The surface lies 755 feet up. It runs to roughly 30 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Caledonia sits 4.6 miles from the bank. Middleville follows at 8.4 miles, then Lowell at 8.8 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Kettle Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Kent County, recorded fish include bluegill, rock bass and johnny darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Kettle Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 71°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late March and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Kettle Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A ramp at Campau Lake Boat Launch is mapped half a mile away. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Campau Lake is 0.4 miles off. Check the position at Kettle Lake before loading the car.