Fishing Mallard Lake in Livingston County, Michigan

• Overview

  Mallard Lake stands in Livingston County, Michigan. This is mixed forest country. With some 55 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. You are 3.4 miles from South Lyon. Ann Arbor sits 14 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Mallard Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Livingston County include bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie and pink salmon. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Mallard Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 22°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. The water is typically free of ice between late March and mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Mallard Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Silver Fox Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Treat access at Mallard Lake as something to verify.