Fishing Stuart Lake in Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  Look for Stuart Lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Around the bank it is mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Oakland County standards. The closest town, Wolverine Lake, is 0.8 miles away. Sterling Heights is the closest city, 23 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Stuart Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Oakland County cover bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Stuart Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 72°F in July and bottoms out near 23°F in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between late March and mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Stuart Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Launching is at Kayak & Canoe Put-In, about half a mile away. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Woodbridge Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Stuart Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.