West Fish Lake Fishing Guide, Montmorency County, Michigan

• Overview

  West Fish Lake is a Montmorency County water, in Michigan. Elevation runs to 1,102 feet. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Lewiston is the closest place, 6.2 miles off. It is 148 miles to Lansing, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Middle Fish Lake after 0.2 miles, East Fish Lake at 0.7 miles, Sutton Pond after 1.1 miles, Marshall Pond at 1.3 miles and Second Lake after 2.5 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on West Fish Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Montmorency County names largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish West Fish Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on West Fish Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Middle Fish Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at West Fish Lake for certain.