Kellogg Lake, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Kellogg Lake in Oakland County, Michigan. The ground round it is mixed forest. About 7 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oakland County list. The nearest place of any size is Oxford, 4 miles away. The big place round here is Sterling Heights, 24 miles distant. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Kellogg Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Kellogg Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 70°F for July and 21°F for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Kellogg Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Rossman Lake, 0.4 miles away. Ask locally about Kellogg Lake if anything is unclear.