Youngs Lake Fishing Guide, Lapeer County, Michigan

• Overview

  Youngs Lake is a Lapeer County water, in Michigan. What surrounds it is pine and birch. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Lapeer, 2.4 miles off. Then Davison, 8.3 miles, and Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, 11 miles. Close by you have: Middle Lake at 0.2 miles, Nepessing Lake 1.2 miles away, Pass Lake at 1.5 miles, Long Lake 1.9 miles away and Whelock Lake at 2.2 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Youngs Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Lapeer County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass, pink salmon and black crappie. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Youngs Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 21°F to 70°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Youngs Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Middle Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Youngs Lake locally before you travel.