Fishing Bloomer Lake in Hillsdale County, Michigan

• Overview

  Bloomer Lake is set in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 1,099 feet. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Hillsdale County list. The closest town, Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, is 7 miles away. Ann Arbor sits 41 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Bloomer Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Hillsdale County include bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Bloomer Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 21°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Bloomer Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Mercer Lakes, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Bloomer Lake before loading the car.