Lymans Lake in Antrim County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lymans Lake in Antrim County, Michigan. The setting is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Antrim County standards. East Jordan sits 5.9 miles from the bank. Green Bay is the closest city, 144 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lymans Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Antrim County: brook trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Lymans Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 20°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lymans Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Saint Clair Lake, 1.7 miles away. Treat access at Lymans Lake as something to verify.