Pickerel Lake Fishing in Lenawee County, Michigan

• Overview

  Out in Lenawee County, Michigan, sits Pickerel Lake. Elevation runs to 991 feet. At about 60 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.3 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Manitou Beach-Devils Lake lies 4.3 miles from the water. It is 32 miles to Ann Arbor, the nearest city. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Pickerel Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Lenawee County list bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and black crappie. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Pickerel Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 71°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late March and comes back about mid December in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Pickerel Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Mercury Lake, 0.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Pickerel Lake in what we hold.