Young Lake Fishing near Newberry, Michigan

• Overview

  You will find Young Lake in Luce County, Michigan. Land around it is mixed forest. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Luce County are larger. For a base, Newberry sits 12 miles out. For a city, Green Bay is 173 miles off. Within a short run: Peanut Lake at 0.4 miles, Deadmans Lake 1 mile, Syphon Lake at 1.1 miles, Bass Lake 1.4 miles and Little Buckeye Lake at 1.6 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Young Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Luce County include yellow perch, white sucker, walleye and pink salmon. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Young Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 16°F in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Young Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Peanut Lake is 0.4 miles off. Rules at Young Lake are worth checking on the day.