North Lake Fishing near Fremont, Michigan

• Overview

  North Lake belongs to Newaygo County, Michigan. The setting is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Newaygo County. Fremont lies 9.7 miles from the water. Grand Rapids is the closest city, 47 miles away. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on North Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Newaygo County list largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, johnny darter and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. North Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 21°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on North Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Kirchner Lake at 2.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on North Lake should be assumed from this page alone.