Moore Lake near Kent City: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Moore Lake in Newaygo County, Michigan. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Newaygo County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Kent City, 8.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. Grand Rapids sits 25 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Newaygo County include largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. At Moore Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 21°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Moore Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Frey Lake is 1.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Moore Lake for certain.