Lake Cohoctah Fishing Guide, Livingston County, Michigan

• Overview

  Lake Cohoctah lies within the bounds of Livingston County, Michigan. It lies 892 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 20 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Fowlerville, is 4.1 miles distant. For a city, Lansing is 28 miles off. If this one is busy: Cook Lake 0.4 miles away, Chase Lake (0.9 miles), Sabine Lake 2.4 miles away, Shuler Lake (4.9 miles) and Hidden Lake 5 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Cohoctah

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lake Cohoctah that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 70°F, while January sits near 21°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lake Cohoctah rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Cook Lake, 0.4 miles out. Where Lake Cohoctah is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.