Lyon Lake Fishing Guide, Calhoun County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lyon Lake is listed under Calhoun County, Michigan. The ground round it is pine and birch. At about 96 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.5 miles, and most of it is walkable. It ranks high for size among our Calhoun County listings. For a base, Marshall sits 5.8 miles out. Homer is 8.6 miles and Albion 12 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lyon Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Calhoun County list bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lyon Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 22°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lyon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Long Lake, 0.6 miles out. What applies at Lyon Lake may have changed since it was mapped.