Fishing Lake Eastbrook in Kent County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lake Eastbrook is one of the Kent County waters in Michigan. Elevation runs to 741 feet. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. The town to know is East Grand Rapids, 2.4 miles out. For a city, Grand Rapids is 5.6 miles off. More in the same country: Wood Lake at 2.4 miles, Walden Lake within 2.6 miles, Reeds Lake at 2.7 miles, Echo Lake within 2.9 miles and Hidden Lake at 3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Eastbrook

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Kent County include bluegill, rock bass, johnny darter and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lake Eastbrook as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 22°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. Climate figures give an open season running late March to mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lake Eastbrook follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Wood Lake is 2.4 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lake Eastbrook.