Bloat Lake Fishing near Grand Blanc, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Oakland County, Michigan. What surrounds it is pine and birch. Small at around 7 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Oakland County. You are 4.1 miles from Grand Blanc. For a city, Sterling Heights is 36 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Bloat Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Bloat Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 22°F to 70°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Bloat Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Martin Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Bloat Lake for certain.