Fishing Pardy Lake in Calhoun County, Michigan

• Overview

  Pardy Lake is a Calhoun County water, Michigan side. The bank is 909 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 19 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Olivet is the closest town at 5.4 miles. The big place round here is Lansing, 32 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Pardy Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Calhoun County records list bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Pardy Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 22°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Pardy Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lake of the Woods at 1 mile is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Pardy Lake for certain.