Fishing at Mohawk Lake, Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  Mohawk Lake is an Oakland County water, in Michigan. Everything around it is lake country bush. At about 32 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The closest town, Waterford, is 3.7 miles away. For a city, Sterling Heights is 17 miles off. Close by you also have: Wormer Lake some 0.3 miles off, Morgan Lake 0.3 miles away, Schoolhouse Lake some 0.6 miles off, Lake Angelus 0.8 miles away and Silver Lake some 0.9 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mohawk Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Mohawk Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about mid December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Mohawk Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Wormer Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Mohawk Lake for certain.