Arnold Lake near Saline: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Arnold Lake stands in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Elevation runs to 856 feet. It runs to roughly 39 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. 4.9 miles away sits Saline, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Ann Arbor, an 8.1 miles drive. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Arnold Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Washtenaw County include bluegill, largemouth bass, rock bass, black crappie and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Arnold Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 22°F to 71°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Averages place the thaw at late March and the freeze at mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Arnold Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Deppmann Lake is 1.5 miles off. Where Arnold Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.