Kellogg Lake near Roscommon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Roscommon County, Michigan. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. At 17 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Roscommon lies 8.7 miles from the water. The big place round here is Lansing, 124 miles distant. If this one is busy: Hiscock Lake sits 0.3 miles out, West Lake at 1.8 miles, Bear Lake sits 6.1 miles out, Bambi Lake at 7.5 miles and Wakeley Lake sits 8.4 miles out. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Kellogg Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Roscommon County include rock bass, yellow perch and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Kellogg Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 17°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Kellogg Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Hiscock Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Kellogg Lake should be assumed from this page alone.