Swamp Lakes Fishing near Newberry, Michigan

• Overview

  Swamp Lakes is a Luce County water, in Michigan. Elevation runs to 751 feet. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Luce County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Newberry, 18 miles away. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 192 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Swamp Lakes

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Luce County names yellow perch, white sucker and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Swamp Lakes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 15°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Swamp Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Pike Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Signs at Swamp Lakes carry more weight than any list.