Oakland County Fish Reports

[davetclown]

I hit commerce lake saturday and sunday evenings, catching the last couple hours of day light, I used a Number #1 yellow roostertail. I pulled in several bass both nights a few gills and a few rock bass. I got nothing of any size but did have hold of a couple good size keepers on the bass.

conditions I was dealing with were partialy overcast, air temps around low 70's, winds 2-3 miles per hour. ski boat waves medium to heavey.

I normaly dont like to go out there on the week ends, but I got the urg to wet a line.
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[davetclown]

Commerce Lake

I hit it again today, the bass were cooperating, no biggens today small rock bass hitting. perch were biting the tails off my rubber worms. gills gone from the beds but were hanging out in the weeds and attact my rubber worm.

I got side tracted so I did not fish till dusk like planned, I will have to give it another shot in a day or so. [center][/center]
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[lonehunter]

GLAD TO SEE THE PERCH ARE SHOWING UP AT THE LAKE . LAST TIME I WAS THERE WAS DURING ICE SEASON ( SEVERAL YEARS BACK ) AND THE GUY NEXT TO ME WAS HAULING EM' ALL IN , I GOT THE BIG GOOSE EGG . I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA EMPTY THE LAKE FOR SURE .

I GUESS WERE DOING PRETTY GOOD , THERE WAS ONE LAKE I HIT THIS WEEKEND THAT HADEN'T SEEN A FISH TAKEN IN A COUPLE WEEKS , GUESS THE WATERS BEEN TOO HOT !
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[davetclown]

I brought in another mess of the gill family yesterday, yes including a rock bass, (must be my year for rock bass)

Did manage to bring in this 8.5 inch green sunfish. [center][/center]
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[lonehunter]

THAT'S A BIG UN' !

7:30 WAS THE MAGIC TIME FOR ME LAST NIGHT . I'DE BEEN FISHING BELOW THE DAM AGAIN SINCE 4 O ' CLOCK , ITTY BITTY ROCKBASS TILL THE SUN JUST BARELEY DIPPED . WHAM , WHAM , WHAM ! SMALLMOUT AFTER SMALLMOUTH , ALL 15 INCHERS ! I ONLY KEPT TWO FOR THE FRYPAN , THEY WERE GUTHOOKED , LET THE REST GO . I WAS TRYING FOR THIS MONSTER BROWNTROUT THAT HAS BEEN GULPING ON THE SURFACE THERE , HE'S GOTTA GO 10 POUNDS OR BETTER . HIS HEAD IS AROUND 5 INCHES WIDE , JUST ONE MONSTER FISH !

I CAST ONE WAY , HE SURFACES THE OTHER ! IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER TO GO AFTER HIM BUT THOES DARN COTTONWOOD TREES GOT FLUFF ALL OVER THE SURFACE [mad] , GETTING THAT FLY TO HIM IS LIKE TRYING TO CATCH A FISH IN A HAYSTACK !
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[davetclown]

[left]Commerce Lake

whent out saturday morning about 7 am, no wind, overcast, air temps comfortable, water temps sutible for wading...

I waded out and for some time the fish must have been hiding over the deap end just out of my reach cause the bites were few and far between.

the wind kicked in and the bite stayed steady, (slow)

in what seemed to be 3 or 4 hours I had managed to pull in a dozen long eared sun fish a perch a large mouth bass for the dinner table, I had managed to catch about 20 large and small mouth bass all but one was undersized.

getting off the lake I soon found out it was 4 in the afternoon, I guess it is true what they say time flies when you are having fun....[cool]
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[lonehunter]

I BET ALL THOES NORTHERN TRAVELERS WISHED THEY WERE WITH YOU INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THAT BIG OLD PARKING LOT THEY CALL NORTHBOUND I-75 ! I HAD TO GO THRU THERE SATURDAY MORNING S.B. I JUST LOOKED OVER AND SAID TO MYSELF , NO-WAY I'M GOING BACK THAT ROUTE ! AND WITH THE BUICK OPENER , HOLY COW ! MILE AFTER MILE , WHAT A SIGHT !

LUCKY YOU , IF THEY GOT YOUR REPORT EARLIER , YOU'DE BE ELBOW TO ELBOW ON THE LAKE WITH A LOTTA KIDS SAYING " ARE WE THERE YET ? "[]
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[davetclown]

Commerce Lake July 27 - 03

6 till dusk

what was a calm hazie overcast day cleared and the wind kicked up by the time I got out on the lake.

the large mouth were co-operating, I managed to pull in 7 only one of legal size (14 inches), no small mouth today. and yes the rock bass are plentifull today, (no big-unns) and one more long eared sunfish.
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[lonehunter]

i hope there not all going into the fry pan , save some to snack on in thoes between hard water spells .

ice in , ice out , i wish thoes darned weathermen could make up there minds !

dave , have you ever tried to season your fish before freesing them ?
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[davetclown]

I season all my fish in the freezer.

I place them in plastic baggies (ziplock) put in a couple shakes of salt from the shaker fill with water then freeze
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[davetclown]

I have been going after a monster rainbow. I am having a hard time geting him to come on the other side of weed bed.

I see him jumping in the morning and evenings. he dosnt seem to want any thing. just jumping to show off. pritty colors though. I have gotten with in 50 feet of him. big-un too.

my master angler patch for my rock bass came in the mail today, I will sew this one on my Bigfish shirt, I need one more for my winter hat or coat. lol that trout looks like it will just fit the bill. lol []
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[lonehunter]

more patches ! argggh ! how am i ever gonna catch up to you ? you keep getting all the big ones !

do they have a monster minnow award i can get in on ? lol !
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[davetclown]

wish they did lol[]

I catch sum nice uns 8-10-12 inch shiners.[laugh]

they cook up prity good too[]
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[davetclown]

Huron river.

well guys, if you could have you shure would have, (catch some nice fish today)

I grabbed my mepps black fury today and walked on down to the river. in just a few cast I hooked in to as many bass, large and small mouth. only one Leagle (a 14 3/4 smallmouth)

I hooked in to some green sunfish (one was a 9 1/4 incher good for another master angler patch if excepted) oh ya another rock bass too.... [center][/center] [center]
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[lonehunter]

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$25.00 photo contest . can you see us entering our big fish pics ?
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[davetclown]

well I went out again today,[cool]

I started out going after pike. caught me a couple little gills for bait. nothing to big just about 5-6 inches. [cool]

I sat out there for hours on end before seeing any action. once my pike got wind of my gill he was all for it. when he hit the first time and I was not paying attention and when I looked for my bobber I could not find the 3 inch in diamiter any where, I gave it a tug and thought it would make a splash on the water and I would know were it was. []

well it tugged back! I had no idea how long he had my gill so I attempted to set the hook. in doing so I through the pike. so with out reeling in cause my gill was not dead and still moving the giant bobber I left it out, (it was about a 100 yards out) I sat and watched close this time. [crazy]

when the pike desided to hit again I was ready. the pike grabbed my minnow and and made a motor boat out of my bobber leaving a wake behind him. the bobber then did a nose dive! I closed my bail and atempted to set the hook again only to throw the pike again. still my gill was still there and alive. so I left it out there. [crazy]

yep wouldnt ya know it that pike was not going to give up. about 10 minutes later he hit again. this time I had no hope. he grabbed the gill so fast and dove down in to the weed bed. and this time he got my gill. [pirate]

after about 6 hours of pike fishing I desided to swich back over to gills so I would not home empty handed.[blush]

3 hours of daylight left I grabed my ultralight with 4 pound test line, number #8 arberdeen snell hook and got back on the water. [cool]

the gills was not vary active tonight, one or two her and there. most of the gills was about 2 inches in lenth. (where were they when I wanted pike bait []) mostly because of the predator fish feeding.

about an hour in to my gill fishing I hooked in to a small carp. it took off after coming twards me for a bit, and made a run. I reached down and loosened up the drag, I did not want to loose him even thoug I was not going to eat him. well at the end of his run he jumped 3 feet in to the air, boy was I excited! my carp had turned in to a 20 inch brown trout!!! [shocked]

I thought for sure I was going to loose when he hit the water, but as luck would have it I still had a hold, three more jumps later I still had him, and now he was beginning to tire and I started making some head way. I got him in about 5 feet from me and could not get him to come in any closer, he just swam around me in circles, I did not have a net so I was going to have to tire him all the way out. he first made three circles to the right spinning me around and around, I was starting to get dizzy [unsure] He turned and strarted making circles in the other direction, he went around me once then on his second time around he jumped right out of the water slapped me in the face landed back in the water and spit out the hook. that 20 inch brown turned in to a 20 inch smallmouth bitch (female dowg of a big bass) with a big tail to tell!!!! and what she had to say was kiss my but [shocked]

well I was dumbfounded, that is the first time I had been played the fool by a fish[laugh], she was 12 pounds if she was an ounce.

20 minuts of reel screeming battle was a blast, you bet ya I was pissed that she got away, but more in shock, never seen a smallmouth bass that big that close, [sly]
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[davetclown]

Huron River 8-5-03

went out to the river again today,

the gills are all feeder size, they have been chased down deep by the bass, you need a boat to get out to the deep holes.

I did catch a fair number of undersized bass both large and small mouth. only one keeper large mouth.

you can expect the crappie to start hitting top watter vary soon. it is about time for their mid summer swallars.

today I ended up with a couple rock bass one small crappie and one bass. (well there is another fish dinner in the freezer.[]
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[davetclown]

commerce lake 8-5-03

well I cautht a bunch of dinks today, nothing to take home to the frying pan.

I threw every ting I had at them but no talkers.

I must have seen a hundred turtle heads today, I stopped counting after 50.

I did see the game warden today checking out to see why my lake access is closed. they were reveiwing a petition by 6 people in our subdivision. 3 of which live in the same house and only one of them own the house.

needless to say I came home empty handed today, had to find a veggie in the garden for my supper [shocked] got my first ripe tomato of the year today.
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[davetclown]

Commerce lake 8-6-03

went out today, and managed to bring in half dozen gills (one with a pike bite). lots of under sized bass. and some teenie rockbass.

wished I had my boat out there, I could have sat there all night. no skeeters moon to light the night. good night for a dowg fish.
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[lonehunter]

yea this frontal system is making for some hit and miss fishing , that's for sure . we just had a big boomer in the houghton lake area , we had sunshine and rain at the same time !

you aught to let one of them maters over-ripen and give it to thoes subdivision neighbors mark fidritch style ! lol ! now as for the green ones well , i'm a fried green tomato man ! yum yum !

i kept thinking about that big old smallmouth playing ring around the rosey with you , i laughed my hiney off !
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