Hewey Lake Fishing near Skidway Lake, Michigan

• Overview

  Hewey Lake belongs to Ogemaw County, Michigan. The setting is lake country bush. Roughly 48 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 1.2 miles of margin, front to back. Nearest place of any size is Skidway Lake, 1.9 miles away. Then West Branch, 13 miles, and Standish, 15 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Hewey Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Ogemaw County include bluegill, rock bass, pink salmon and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Anyone new to Hewey Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 68°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Hewey Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Mills Lake, 0.4 miles out. None of that is settled for Hewey Lake in what we hold.