Fair Lake Fishing in Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Fair Lake in the Oakland County part of Michigan. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Oakland County standards. For a base, Waterford sits 4.2 miles out. Further out sit Clarkston (5 miles) and Milford (8.5 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fair Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Fair Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 70°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Fair Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Schmitt Lake is 1.8 miles off. Nothing on Fair Lake should be assumed from this page alone.