Thompson Lake Fishing Guide, Ogemaw County, Michigan

• Overview

  The Ogemaw County end of Michigan holds Thompson Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Ogemaw County are larger. You are 7.6 miles from Mio. Then Saint Helen, 18 miles, and West Branch, 19 miles. Round about: Wagner Lake within 0.6 miles, 0.7 miles out stands Echo Lake, Twin Lake within 1 mile, 1.4 miles out stands Shaw Lake and Crater Lake within 1.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Thompson Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Ogemaw County names bluegill, rock bass, pink salmon, largemouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Thompson Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 17°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Thompson Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Wagner Lake, 0.6 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Thompson Lake for certain.