Lincoln Lake Fishing near Greenville, Michigan

• Overview

  The Montcalm County end of Michigan holds Lincoln Lake. Height above sea level is 833 feet. About 425 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The margin runs to about 3.9 miles in total. Few waters listed in Montcalm County are bigger. Greenville at 7.2 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 25 miles to Grand Rapids, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lincoln Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Montcalm County: bluegill, largemouth bass and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lincoln Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 21°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lincoln Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Black Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lincoln Lake should be assumed from this page alone.