Putman Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Michigan

• Overview

  Putman Lake falls in Lake County, part of Michigan. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The water measures roughly 18 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Baldwin, 1.2 miles off. The big place round here is Grand Rapids, 66 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Putman Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Lake County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, white sucker, bluegill and brown trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Putman Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 69°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Putman Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Parking is not close: 0.9 miles from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Little Star Lake, 0.4 miles out. Nothing on Putman Lake should be assumed from this page alone.