Fishing at Grass Lake, Livingston County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Livingston County, Grass Lake is a Michigan water. Height above sea level is 935 feet. At 21 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 5.3 miles from Howell. The nearest city of size is Ann Arbor, 21 miles away. Round about: Triangle Lake about 0.6 miles, Cedar Lake at 1.1 miles, Pleasant Lake about 1.8 miles, Coon Lake at 2.7 miles and Cranberry Lake about 2.8 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Livingston County: bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, pink salmon and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Grass Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 22°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Grass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Triangle Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Grass Lake as something to verify.