Lake Lahring, Michigan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Michigan holds Lake Lahring, in Oakland County. Elevation runs to 919 feet. At about 40 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Supplies mean a trip to Holly, 3.7 miles off. Then Lake Fenton, 5.1 miles, and Fenton, 5.8 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lahring

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Oakland County records list bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lake Lahring responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 22°F in January up to 70°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lake Lahring runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Strawberry Lake is 0.3 miles off. For Lake Lahring in particular, ask before you travel.