Fishing at Wolverine Lake, Oakland County, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Wolverine Lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Around the bank it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to roughly 356 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. On our Oakland County list it sits near the top for size. Some 0.8 miles away sits Wolverine Lake, the nearest settlement. Walled Lake follows at 1.2 miles, then Wixom at 3.2 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wolverine Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Oakland County list bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Wolverine Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 23°F to 72°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Wolverine Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Mud Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position at Wolverine Lake before loading the car.