Pleasant Lake Fishing near West Bloomfield Township, Michigan

• Overview

  Pleasant Lake stands in Oakland County, Michigan. Height above sea level is 945 feet. Around 49 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is West Bloomfield Township, 1.8 miles out. Wolverine Lake follows at 3 miles, then Orchard Lake at 3.4 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pleasant Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Oakland County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Pleasant Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 23°F in January and 72°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near late December in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Pleasant Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. There is a jetty 90 yards off, worth knowing on a busy day. Facilities include toilets around 0.9 miles from here. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Woodpecker Lake is 1.1 miles distant. Ask locally about Pleasant Lake if anything is unclear.