Teeple Lake in Oakland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Teeple Lake is one of the Oakland County listings for Michigan. The water sits 938 feet up. Roughly 49 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.1 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The nearest town is Milford, 3.4 miles away. Further out sit Wolverine Lake (6.3 miles) and Wixom (7.1 miles). Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Teeple Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. 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 and largemouth bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Teeple Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 22°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Teeple Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 0.4 miles off. Check the position on Teeple Lake before loading the car.