MI · Lake
Big Bear 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
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Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:41–21:41
- Minor period00:17–01:17
- Major period08:16–10:16
- Minor period17:21–18:21
Moonrise 00:47 · Moonset 17:51 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Smallmouth Bass · 1,778 · 5.5Jul 23, 1992
- Smallmouth Bass · 2,000 · 4.4Jul 10, 1990
What to throw
Smallmouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Topwaterbone
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over deep rock at dawn bone topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer smallmouth topwater
Heddon Zara Spook ($9.99)
River2Sea Whopper Plopper 90 ($13.99)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Big Bear 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
- Huron Lake · 40 miJun 30, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 95 miJul 7, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 178 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 192 miJul 1, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 210 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 211 miJun 29, 2026
Nearby waters
- Lake Vedder 1 mi
- Lake Arfelin 1 mi
- Lake Keewaydin 3 mi
- Hasseib Lake 3 mi
- Corner Lake 3 mi
- Cedar Lake 4 mi
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- Andrus Lake · MI
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- Barnes Lake · MI
- Barton Pond · MI
- Bay City Lake · MI
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