Fishing Stiffs Mill Pond in Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  This water sits in Oakland County, Michigan. The water sits 915 feet up. At about 26 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 0.9 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The town to know is Holly, 0.6 miles out. Fenton lies 4.3 miles off, Lake Fenton another 6 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Stiffs Mill Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Oakland County: bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Stiffs Mill Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 22°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Stiffs Mill Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• 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. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Arrowhead Lake at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Stiffs Mill Pond.