North Commerce Lake near Wolverine Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  North Commerce Lake is an Oakland County water, in Michigan. It sits at 899 feet above sea level. The water covers some 165 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 2.3 miles, and most of it is walkable. On our Oakland County list it sits near the top for size. You are 2.1 miles from Wolverine Lake. Walled Lake is 3.2 miles and Wixom 4.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on North Commerce Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work North Commerce Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 23°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing North Commerce Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, South Commerce Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at North Commerce Lake for certain.