Swanzy Lake Fishing Guide, Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  Swanzy Lake lies in Marquette County, Michigan. It sits in pine and birch country. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, 2.2 miles off. It is 127 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Close by you also have: Provost Lake (0.4 miles), Moccasin Lake 0.8 miles, Noren Lake (1.1 miles), Cameron Lake 1.3 miles and Martin Lake (1.5 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Swanzy Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Marquette County list white sucker, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Swanzy Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Swanzy Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Provost Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Swanzy Lake before loading the car.