Fishing Morgan Lakes in Shiawassee County, Michigan

• Overview

  Michigan holds Morgan Lakes, in Shiawassee County. The surface lies 879 feet up. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Perry, 5.9 miles away. Lansing sits 23 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Hemingway Lake out at 1.7 miles, Twin Lakes (2.1 miles), Sauger Lake out at 2.4 miles, Rose Lake (3 miles) and Round Lake out at 3.1 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Morgan Lakes

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Shiawassee County list bluegill, northern pike, largemouth bass, pink salmon and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Morgan Lakes as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 70°F for July and 21°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Morgan Lakes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Hemingway Lake, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Morgan Lakes for certain.