Hemmingway Lake Fishing Guide, Lapeer County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Hemmingway Lake in Lapeer County, Michigan. The water sits 817 feet up. The water covers some 73 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Lapeer County are bigger. For a base, Barnes Lake-Millers Lake sits 5.8 miles out. It is 48 miles to Sterling Heights, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Hemmingway Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Lapeer County list bluegill, largemouth bass and pink salmon. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Hemmingway Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 21°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Hemmingway Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lake Henson, 1.2 miles away. For Hemmingway Lake in particular, ask before you travel.