Ore Lake Fishing in Livingston County, Michigan

• Overview

  Ore Lake lies in Livingston County, in Michigan. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It measures about 232 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It ranks high for size among our Livingston County listings. You are 3.5 miles from Brighton. Whitmore Lake follows at 3.9 miles, then South Lyon at 7.5 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Ore Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Livingston County cover bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Ore Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Ore Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Wolf Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Ore Lake should be assumed from this page alone.