Blackmer Lake near Montague: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Oceana County, Michigan, sits Blackmer Lake. The surroundings are lake country bush. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Ground here is low by Michigan standards. 8.9 miles away sits Montague, the nearest town. Whitehall follows at 8.9 miles, then Shelby at 9.4 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Blackmer Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Oceana County list brook trout, walleye, white sucker and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Blackmer Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 21°F in January up to 69°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Blackmer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Gillan Lake is 0.3 miles off. For Blackmer Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.