Swan Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
Target species: Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
The lake
Swan Lake covers 769 acres in Iowa, across Emmet County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 5 feet (1.5 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.
Stocking: 184,192 fish in 2025
Iowa DNR records list 184,192 fish released into this water in 2025.
- Northern Pike: 182,657 in 2025
- Yellow Perch: 1,535 in 2025
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 5 ft (1.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 27 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 16.4% of the water
- 2–3 ft: 16.2% of the water
- 3–4 ft: 23.2% of the water
- 4–5 ft: 44.2% of the water
2 target fish, led by Northern Pike
- Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
- Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
Also recorded here: Common Carp.
Where this data comes from
- Iowa DNR — Iowa DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
