Aldrich Lake Fishing near Laingsburg, Michigan

• Overview

  Aldrich Lake is a Shiawassee County water, in Michigan. Elevation runs to 801 feet. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Laingsburg lies 2.2 miles from the water. Lansing sits 14 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Aldrich Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Shiawassee County, recorded fish include bluegill, northern pike, largemouth bass, pink salmon and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Aldrich Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 21°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Aldrich Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Giffels Lake, 1.4 miles away. Where Aldrich Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.