MI · Lake
Cook 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 period19:35–21:35
- Minor period00:14–01:14
- Major period08:10–10:10
- Minor period17:13–18:13
Moonrise 00:44 · Moonset 17:43 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Fish · 13,750 · 5.0May 10, 2024
- Bluegill · 150 · 10.0May 10, 2024
- Largemouth Bass · 150 · 20.0May 10, 2024
- Largemouth Bass · 350 · 6.5Oct 20, 2019
- Fish · 11,250 · 5.0May 13, 2016
- Largemouth Bass · 150 · 20.32May 13, 2016
- Bluegill · 250 · 7.62May 13, 2016
- Bluegill · 250 · 10.16May 4, 2015
- Fish · 15,000 · 6.35May 4, 2015
- Largemouth Bass · 528 · 11.7Jul 21, 1992
- Northern Pike · 1,000 · 6.0May 29, 1991
- Largemouth Bass · 6,322 · 5.1Jul 31, 1990
- Northern Pike · 1,200 · 9.9May 17, 1990
- Largemouth Bass · 1,000 · 10.2Aug 22, 1988
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
Bluegill
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched over flats at dusk black (small popper) topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer bluegill
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
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Cook 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 · 28 miJul 7, 2026
- Huron Lake · 104 miJun 30, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 129 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 147 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 152 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 155 miJul 1, 2026
Nearby waters
- Sixteenmile Lake 4 mi
- Lake Stella 5 mi
- Mirror Lake 5 mi
- Hovey Lake 5 mi
- Rock Lake 6 mi
- Ackerman Lake 6 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Algonquin Lake · MI
- Andrus Lake · MI
- Arbutus Lake · MI
- Arnold Lake · MI
- Ashford Lake · MI
- Au Sable Lake · MI
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