Chase Lake in Livingston County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Chase Lake is listed under Livingston County, Michigan. This is mixed forest ground. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Livingston County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Fowlerville, 4 miles away. Lansing is the closest city, 27 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Chase Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Livingston County include bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Chase Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 70°F in July and bottom out at 21°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Chase Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lake Cohoctah is 0.9 miles off. What applies at Chase Lake may have changed since it was mapped.