Leverentz Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Leverentz Lake is one of the Lake County waters in Michigan. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest town is Baldwin, 1.7 miles off. Reed City lies 16 miles off, Big Rapids another 22 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Leverentz Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brook trout, white sucker, bluegill and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Leverentz Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 20°F to 68°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Leverentz Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Launch at Leverentz Lake Boat Launch, half a mile from the water. There is a mapped landing stage 150 yards away. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Little Leverentz Lake, 0.2 miles out. What applies at Leverentz Lake may have changed since it was mapped.