Swan Lake fishing

Fishing at Swan Lake has Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 1986, most often in May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

Last stocked

May 24, 1988

Plants on record

3

Since 1986

Species recorded

2

Surface acres

45.6

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How Swan Lake is stocked

About 124 reported fish per acre, 16th most of 20 lakes in Schoolcraft County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Rim Lake (1.7 mi), Skeels Lake (2 mi), and McKeever Lake (3.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Rim Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Swan Lake

Fishing Swan Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 2 of 3 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout.

Brown Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 3
Last stocked
May 24, 1988

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 3
Last stocked
May 15, 1986

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Swan Lake

Swan Lake is a small lake in Presque Isle County, Michigan, connected to the Swan River. The Swan River provides a salmon habitat and enters Swan Lake before flowing into Lake Huron. The river is annually stocked with hundreds of thousands of chinook salmon. In the 1980s, the river was also stocked with coho salmon and lake trout, suggesting these fish might be present in the lake.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,8501986
  • 1,3001987
  • 1,5001988

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 24, 1988 Brown Trout 1,500 – report
May 19, 1987 Brown Trout 1,300 – report
May 15, 1986 Rainbow Trout 2,850 – report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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