Big Seven Lake - Oakland County Michigan

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Big Seven Lake is approximately 170 acres, 11 feet on average it's located in Oakland County Michigan near Fenton. The lake is accessible via Seven Lakes State Park. According to reports available via the Michigan DNR page the lake has a "moderate abundance" of carp present in the lake with some growing to "appreciable size".

Whether or not there is significant boat traffic on this lake is unknown to me, but there is a "no wake" rule on the lake that is enforced. The Michigan DNR maintains a boat ramp accessible by paying the normal user fee for entering the park. I find jet ski traffic frustrating when I'm fishing, so the "no wake" policy sounds promising.

I haven't fished here yet, but I've added it to my list of "want too" lakes this spring.

Big Lake - Oakland County Michigan

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Big Lake is approximately 215 acres, 14 feet at it's deepest point and is located in Oakland County Michigan. According to reports available via AdvantageOakland.com the lake has a fishable population of carp present in the lake.

Whether or not there is significant boat traffic on this lake is unknown to me. A couple of websites I found stated there is no public boating access, but other sites state that the boat ramp is "pay-for-access". I could find nothing via the Michigan DNR to confirm it one way or another. If anyone knows for sure, please post a comment below. I find jet ski traffic frustrating when I'm fishing. I've had some past experiences with jet skis running over my lines requiring a re-cast or severing my lines completely.

I haven't yet talked to anyone who fishes this lake regularly for carp, but when the weather begins to turn I plan to put it on my places of future carp fishing spots.