Little Strawberry Lake near Evart: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Strawberry Lake stands in Osceola County, Michigan. It lies 1,188 feet above sea level. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Evart, 5.6 miles off. Grand Rapids is the closest city, 70 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Strawberry Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Osceola County names bluegill, largemouth bass and pink salmon. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Little Strawberry Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Little Strawberry Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Strawberry Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Little Strawberry Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.