Bunny Run Lake Fishing near Lake Orion, Michigan

• Overview

  Bunny Run Lake is an Oakland County water, Michigan side. The land about it is lake country bush. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Lake Orion sits 1.1 miles from the bank. Oxford follows at 3.3 miles, then Auburn Hills at 7.1 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bunny Run Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Oakland County list bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Bunny Run Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 70°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Bunny Run Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 0.7 miles off. Where Bunny Run Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.