Fishing Fuller Lake in Oceana County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Oceana County entry here is Fuller Lake, in Michigan. This is pine and birch country. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Oceana County. Supplies mean a trip to Hart, 11 miles off. Beyond it, Shelby at 13 miles and Scottville at 17 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Fuller Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Oceana County include brook trout, walleye, white sucker, rock bass and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fuller Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 20°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Fuller Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Pebawma Lake is 1.5 miles distant. Treat Fuller Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.