Losey Lake Fishing Guide, Otsego County, Michigan

• Overview

  Losey Lake stands in Otsego County, Michigan. This is pine and birch country. You are 9.4 miles from Gaylord. Beyond it, Boyne City at 13 miles and Mancelona at 14 miles. If this one is busy: Long Lake 0.4 miles away, Flott Lake a touch under 3.1 miles, West Lake 3.3 miles away, Deer Lake a touch under 3.3 miles and Pettifor Lake 3.5 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Losey Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Otsego County include rock bass, white sucker, largemouth bass and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Losey Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 17°F in January up to 67°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Losey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Long Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Losey Lake.