Fishing at Pine Lake, Kent County, Michigan

• Overview

  Pine Lake belongs to Kent County, Michigan. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 57 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.3 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is among the larger waters listed here for Kent County. You are 4.2 miles from Cedar Springs. Rockford is 8.3 miles away, with Greenville at 11 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Kent County: bluegill, rock bass, johnny darter, largemouth bass and black crappie. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Pine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 21°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Pine Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Cordes Lake is 3.3 miles off. Treat access at Pine Lake as something to verify.