Kennedy Lake in Oakland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Kennedy Lake in the Oakland County part of Michigan. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 3.7 miles away sits Lake Fenton, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Sterling Heights, 37 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Kennedy Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Oakland County: bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Kennedy Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 70°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Kennedy Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Baldwin Lake, 0.8 miles out. Nothing on Kennedy Lake should be assumed from this page alone.