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Freshwater fishing near Jackson
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Freshwater fishing near Jackson

10 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

10 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of Jackson, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Wolf Lake, 22 minutes away.

Lakes near Jackson

1. Devils Lake

Devils Lake is a 30-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Devils Lake, the public ramp on Devils Lake closest to downtown (≈ 19 mi). Public access on Devils Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 63 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Redear, Yellow Perch, and Golden Shiner.

2. Sand Lake

Sand Lake is a 35-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Sand Lake, the public ramp on Sand Lake closest to downtown (≈ 19.6 mi). Public access on Sand Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 53 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Redear, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

3. Vineyard Lake

Vineyard Lake is a 26-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Vineyard Lake County Park, the public ramp on Vineyard Lake closest to downtown (≈ 14.6 mi). Public access on Vineyard Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 42 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Northern Pike, Redear, and Common Carp.

4. Whitmore Lake

Whitmore Lake is a 49-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Whitmore Lake, the public ramp on Whitmore Lake closest to downtown (≈ 35.6 mi). Public access on Whitmore Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 69 ft. Recorded here: Redear, Walleye, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

5. Marble Lake

Marble Lake is a 55-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Quincy-Marble Lake, the public ramp on Marble Lake closest to downtown (≈ 33.2 mi). Public access on Marble Lake: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 60 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Yellow Perch, Common Carp, and Cisco.

6. Gull Lake

Gull Lake is a 63-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Prairieville Township Park, the public ramp on Gull Lake closest to downtown (≈ 53.9 mi). Public access on Gull Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 110 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Lake Trout.

7. Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake is a 22-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Surveyed depths reach 45 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Common Carp, and Spotted Gar.

8. Baw Beese Lake

Baw Beese Lake is a 48-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Water Works Park, the public ramp on Baw Beese Lake closest to downtown (≈ 25.8 mi). Public access on Baw Beese Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 70 ft. Recorded here: Redear, Walleye, Common Carp, and Banded Killifish.

9. Wamplers Lake

Wamplers Lake is a 37-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Wamplers Lake, the public ramp on Wamplers Lake closest to downtown (≈ 18.1 mi). Public access on Wamplers Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 39 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Redear, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.

Reservoirs near Jackson

10. Ford Lake

Ford Lake is a 51-minute drive from downtown Jackson. Launch at Ford Lake, the public ramp on Ford Lake closest to downtown (≈ 42.5 mi). Public access on Ford Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Walleye, and Northern Pike.

When the fish bite here

Northern Pike bites well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Jackson fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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