Clear Lake Fishing near Grass Lake, Michigan

• Overview

  Clear Lake is set in Jackson County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 965 feet. With some 130 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.8 miles in total. It ranks high for size among our Jackson County listings. For supplies, Grass Lake is 6.5 miles out. The big place round here is Ann Arbor, 21 miles distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Jackson County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Clear Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Clear 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 dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Spring Lake is 0.9 miles off. Confirm before you fish Clear Lake.