Kennedy Lake Fishing near Newberry, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Schoolcraft County, Michigan, you have Kennedy Lake. It lies 702 feet above sea level. The water covers some 140 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It ranks high for size among our Schoolcraft County listings. Supplies mean a trip to Newberry, 21 miles off. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 156 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Kennedy Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Schoolcraft County: rainbow smelt, alewife, bloater, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Kennedy Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Kennedy Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The nearest recorded ramp is Kennedy Lake Boat Launch, half a mile out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Stewart Lake is 1.2 miles off. None of that is settled for Kennedy Lake in what we hold.