Tuohy Lake near Harrison: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Tuohy Lake stands in Clare County, Michigan. It sits in lake country bush country. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Clare County list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Harrison is 9.1 miles out. Prudenville is 12 miles away, with Houghton Lake at 14 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Tuohy Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Clare County include bluegill, largemouth bass and pink salmon. The county list is broader than any single water. At Tuohy Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Tuohy Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Rollway Lake, 0.7 miles out. For Tuohy Lake in particular, ask before you travel.