MI · Lake
Bay City Lake
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Major period19:25–21:25
- Minor period00:05–01:05
- Major period08:00–10:00
- Minor period17:02–18:02
Moonrise 00:35 · Moonset 17:32 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Smallmouth Bass · 200 · 4.3Jul 14, 1998
- Largemouth Bass · 404 · 5.8Sep 3, 1996
- Largemouth Bass · 994 · 4.3Jul 18, 1994
- Largemouth Bass · 1,107 · 5.3Aug 3, 1993
- Fish · 47,100 · 2.5Jun 13, 1990
- Smallmouth Bass · 11 · 43.2Apr 23, 1989
- Largemouth Bass · 1,022 · 3.8Sep 9, 1983
- Bluegill · 115 · 0.0Aug 15, 1983
- Northern Pike · 5,000 · 1.5May 5, 1983
- Largemouth Bass · 732 · 4.9Aug 16, 1982
- Rainbow Trout · 100 · 15.8Jun 2, 1982
- Rainbow Trout · 1,100 · 17.9May 12, 1982
- Northern Pike · 5,000 · 1.5May 11, 1982
What to throw
Largemouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → steady through grass chartreuse chatterbait
Why we say this: Berkley bait selection guidance
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → finesse on deep structure natural drop shot
Why we say this: Bassmaster summer deep-water guide
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → slow-rolled over structure shad swimbait
Why we say this: Bassmaster summer swimbait guide
Northern Pike
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → burned over deep weed edges red/white spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer pike
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
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Smallmouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over deep rock at dawn bone topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer smallmouth topwater
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Bay City Lake — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 91 miJul 7, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 98 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 125 miJun 29, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 139 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 180 miJul 1, 2026
- Huron Lake · 210 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Steele Creek 3 mi
- Nunns Creek 6 mi
- Rapson Creek 8 mi
- Pine River 10 mi
- Carp River 12 mi
- North Pine River 14 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Angels Creek · CA
- Antelope Creek · CA
- Antelope Lake · CA
- Ash Creek · CA
- Atascadero Lake · CA
- Avocado Lake · CA
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