Haven Lake Fishing in Clare County, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Haven Lake falls inside Clare County. It stands 1,027 feet above sea level. Nearest town is Harrison, 4.4 miles off. After that come Gladwin at 12 miles and Clare at 14 miles. Within a short drive: Canada Lake within 0.2 miles, Dodge Lake out at 0.3 miles, Icehouse Lake within 0.4 miles, Sand Lake out at 0.6 miles and Townline Lake within 0.9 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Haven Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name bluegill, largemouth bass, pink salmon, northern pike and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Haven Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in January up to 68°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Haven Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Canada Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Haven Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.