Proud Lake Fishing near Wixom, Michigan

• Overview

  Proud Lake is one of the Oakland County waters in Michigan. Elevation runs to 892 feet. Surface area is around 126 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It is among the larger waters listed here for Oakland County. The town to know is Wixom, 2.9 miles out. Then Wolverine Lake, 2.9 miles, and Walled Lake, 3.1 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Proud Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Proud Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 71°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. On average, late March opens the water and mid December closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Proud Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets half a mile off. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Moss Lake is 0.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for Proud Lake in what we hold.