Fausett Lake Fishing near Argentine, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Livingston County, Michigan, this is Fausett Lake. Land around it is mixed forest. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 1.1 miles keeps the choices simple. For a base, Argentine sits 6.6 miles out. Ann Arbor is the closest city, 30 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Fausett Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. County-wide records name bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie and pink salmon. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Fausett Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Fausett Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Barris Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Fausett Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.