Fishing Lake Bars Leak in Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lake Bars Leak is one of the Oakland County waters in Michigan. The water sits 958 feet up. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Oakland County are larger. Holly sits 0.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Fenton at 3.7 miles and Lake Fenton at 5.6 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Bars Leak

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Oakland County records list bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lake Bars Leak gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 22°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lake Bars Leak runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Arrowhead Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Ask locally about Lake Bars Leak if anything is unclear.