Bunker Lake in Oceana County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Bunker Lake sits in Oceana County, out in Michigan. The bank gives way to lake country bush. At roughly 13 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It lies lower than most water we list in Michigan. Start from Shelby, 6.2 miles down the road. Grand Rapids sits 51 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Bunker Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brook trout, walleye, white sucker and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Bunker Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 69°F for July and 22°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Bunker Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Chase Lake is 0.6 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Bunker Lake for certain.