Tote Road Lake Fishing Guide, Oscoda County, Michigan

• Overview

  Set in Oscoda County, Tote Road Lake is a Michigan water. The surface lies 997 feet up. The water covers some 28 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are 12 miles from Mio. Then Lewiston, 16 miles, and Hubbard Lake, 23 miles. Close by you also have: Dollar Lake sits 0.3 miles out, Saddleback Lake within 0.8 miles, Pike Lakes sits 1.2 miles out, Bass Lake within 1.2 miles and Perch Lake sits 1.4 miles out. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tote Road Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Oscoda County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, white sucker, bluegill and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Tote Road Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 17°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Tote Road Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Dollar Lake, 0.3 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Tote Road Lake for certain.