Alderman Lake

[Quiz]

Has anyone here ever fished Alderman Lake in Oakland County? its right off Harvey Lk Road. It's a small lake.. probably not more than 40 acres. I live just down the road from it and was wondering what species of fish it houses and if it would be worth fishing. Thanks!

~Mike

[Islander26]

Everyone tends to fish the north end of the lake in the small bay. Great lake for gills and crappie. Be very careful out there and take a spud. The lake is surrounded with cattails and the ice is always iffy close to them and there is a small creek that runs though it. Good luck if you go.

[WALLEYEvision]

Hey Quiz, I haven't fished there since the 80's. We used to catch bluegills, nice size crappies, and bass. We always seamed to fish the back bay too. We set up tip-ups all around the lake and had a few flags trip but never brought anything up. If I recall correctly, there's a feeder creek on the East end of the main lake. We did well near there too. Had a few flags go off by the nearby point just West of there.

[Zofchak]

Assuming the ice is safe one of the best spots on Alderman is in the south bay. On the east side of the south bay there is a small stream(and I mean small/hard to see) that enters the lake about 100ft to the left of the point. The sediment flowing from the stream has made a shallow area that streches about 30 feet out into the lake. Drill a bunch of holes around the drop off and a bit further out from this area and you are almost certain to get some nice gills and specks. Good luck.

[Quiz]

Thanks for all the input guys! I ended up hitting big lake instead, but like i said, i live right across the street from this lake so i might as well know where to fish on it :)

~Mike