Pier Lake near Holly: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pier Lake sits in Oakland County, out in Michigan. The land about it is lake country bush. Head to Holly, 3.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Sterling Heights is the closest city, 30 miles away. More in the same country: Halstead Lake at 0.6 miles, Minnie Lake (0.9 miles), Buckell Lake at 1.1 miles, Rattalee Lake (1.6 miles) and Burns Lake at 1.7 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Pier Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Oakland County list bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Pier Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Pier Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Halstead Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Pier Lake.