Kujawa or Burg Lake Fishing near Lewiston, Michigan

• Overview

  Kujawa or Burg Lake is one of the Otsego County listings for Michigan. The surface lies 1,237 feet up. Small at around 12 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Lewiston is the closest town at 10 miles. Grand Rapids is the closest city, 153 miles away. Round about: Johannesburg Lake at 0.4 miles, Denny Lake roughly 1.7 miles, Dudd Lake at 2 miles, Ginsel Lake roughly 2.5 miles and Lewis Lake at 2.7 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Kujawa or Burg Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Otsego County: rock bass, white sucker, largemouth bass and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. At Kujawa or Burg Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 16°F and July at about 66°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Kujawa or Burg Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Johannesburg Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Kujawa or Burg Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.