Feeding Ground Lake in Ogemaw County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Feeding Ground Lake is set in Ogemaw County, Michigan. Around the bank it is mixed forest. With some 40 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The closest town, Skidway Lake, is 0.8 miles away. Then West Branch, 12 miles, and Standish, 14 miles. Other water nearby: Little Feeding Ground Lake just 0.4 miles, Black Lake 0.5 miles away, Lost Lake just 0.6 miles, Skidway Lake 0.6 miles away and Mills Lake just 0.8 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Feeding Ground 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. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Ogemaw County cover bluegill, rock bass, pink salmon and largemouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Feeding Ground Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Feeding Ground Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Little Feeding Ground Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Feeding Ground Lake.