Millers Lake Fishing Guide, Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Millers Lake falls inside Oakland County. Around the bank it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Oakland County standards. Nearest town is Clarkston, 4.7 miles off. Lake Orion follows at 5.2 miles, then Waterford at 5.6 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Millers Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Millers Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 22°F in January up to 71°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Millers Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The water borders Morgan Porritt Nature Sanctuary, so expect the reserve rules to apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Mill Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Millers Lake may have changed since it was mapped.