Bennett Lake Fishing near Newberry, Michigan

• Overview

  Bennett Lake belongs to Luce County, Michigan. It sits at 761 feet above sea level. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Newberry lies 21 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 181 miles away. Also on the doorstep: 0.5 miles out stands Tank Lake, Beavertown Lakes just 2.1 miles, 2.5 miles out stands Ladue Lake, Pratt Lake just 3.2 miles and 3.2 miles out stands Martindary Lake. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bennett Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Luce County records list yellow perch, white sucker, walleye, pink salmon and rock bass among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Bennett Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 64°F and February about 17°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Bennett Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Tank Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Bennett Lake in what we hold.