Littlejohn Lake Fishing Guide, Allegan County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Allegan County, Littlejohn Lake is a Michigan water. Height above sea level is 692 feet. It measures about 34 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 0.9 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Michigan listings. Head to Allegan, 2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Grand Rapids sits 33 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Littlejohn Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Allegan County names alewife, rainbow smelt and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Littlejohn Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. Ice clears near late March and comes back about mid December in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Littlejohn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Schermerhorn Lake, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Littlejohn Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.