Wildlife Lake Fishing in Ingham County, Michigan

• Overview

  Wildlife Lake stands in Ingham County, Michigan. It sits at 840 feet above sea level. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Haslett, 0.5 miles off. Okemos is 1.9 miles and East Lansing 4.3 miles. If this one is busy: Lake Lansing at 1.4 miles, Fox Knoll Lake just 3.3 miles, Mud Lake at 3.5 miles, Rose Lake just 3.6 miles and Potter Lake at 3.7 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Wildlife Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Ingham County records list bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and green sunfish among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Wildlife Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 21°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. The season between ice runs from about late March to mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Wildlife Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking is at Student/Event Parking Lot, some half a mile off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lake Lansing, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Wildlife Lake are worth checking on the day.