Lake Lochbrae near Gladwin: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Gladwin County, Michigan, you have Lake Lochbrae. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. With some 88 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 2.6 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Gladwin is the closest town at 8.4 miles. After that come Beaverton at 15 miles and Prudenville at 16 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lochbrae

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Gladwin County include bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, northern pike and pink salmon. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lake Lochbrae before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 68°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lake Lochbrae regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Nineteen Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lake Lochbrae should be assumed from this page alone.