Narbon Lake near Gladstone: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Narbon Lake in the Delta County part of Michigan. The water sits 751 feet up. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Delta County list. Gladstone sits 19 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 122 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Narbon Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Delta County list white sucker, alewife, rock bass, yellow perch and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Narbon Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Narbon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Waco Lake, 0.6 miles away. Check the position at Narbon Lake before loading the car.