Kennedy Lake Fishing Guide, Schoolcraft County, Michigan

• Overview

  Kennedy Lake lies within the bounds of Schoolcraft County, Michigan. Elevation runs to 912 feet. Roughly 37 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.7 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Head to Newberry, 25 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Green Bay, 173 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Kennedy Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, alewife and bloater. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Kennedy Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Kennedy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Newton Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Kennedy Lake.