Three Legged Lake near Allegan: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Van Buren County, Michigan, is where Three Legged Lake sits. The setting is pine and birch on every side. It measures about 35 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.5 miles in total. Nearest place of any size is Allegan, 9.5 miles away. Grand Rapids is the closest city, 41 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Three Legged Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Van Buren County list bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Three Legged Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 23°F to 71°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Three Legged Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The nearest recorded ramp is Three Legged Lake Boat Launch, half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Munn Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Three Legged Lake for certain.