Frog Lake Fishing Guide, Livingston County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Livingston County, Michigan. The country here is mixed forest. Roughly 26 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Head to Whitmore Lake, 1.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Brighton lies 5 miles off, South Lyon another 5 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Livingston County cover bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, pink salmon and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Frog Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 22°F for January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Frog Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Viking Lake, 0.7 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Frog Lake for certain.