Lake Pleasant Fishing Guide, Lapeer County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Lake Pleasant in the Lapeer County part of Michigan. Elevation runs to 856 feet. It measures about 128 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.9 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lapeer County. Some 5.5 miles away sits Imlay City, the nearest settlement. Sterling Heights sits 34 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Pleasant

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Lapeer County include bluegill, largemouth bass and pink salmon. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lake Pleasant to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lake Pleasant runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Elk Lake is 1.4 miles off. Treat Lake Pleasant as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.