Crooked Lake Fishing near Lake Fenton, Michigan

• Overview

  Crooked Lake belongs to Genesee County, Michigan. It lies 843 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 60 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The nearest town is Lake Fenton, 1.2 miles away. After that come Fenton at 2.4 miles and Holly at 4.3 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Crooked Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Genesee County: bluegill, largemouth bass, pink salmon, black crappie and common carp. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Crooked Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Crooked Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Moorings are at SkipperBud's, roughly half a mile off. The car has to stay 0.9 miles away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. McCully Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Crooked Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.