Loon Lake Fishing near Mio, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Ogemaw County, Michigan, you have Loon Lake. The bank gives way to pine and birch. It measures about 91 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.8 miles of margin, front to back. On our Ogemaw County list it sits near the top for size. Mio at 9.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Lansing, 125 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Ogemaw County: bluegill, rock bass and pink salmon. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Loon Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 17°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Loon Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Crater Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Loon Lake should be assumed from this page alone.