For anglers in southwest Michigan looking for late-summer fishing opportunities, Cass County’s Diamond Lake offers plenty of options.
From stocked walleyes and northern pike to bass, bluegills, crappies, and yellow perch, the 1,020-acre lake near Cassopolis remains one of the region’s most diverse warm-water fishing destinations.
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