11-09-2007, 02:59 AM
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Fishing activity is slow this week around Copper Harbor, Marquette and on Lake Gogebic, mainly due to the poor weather conditions from earlier in the week.
By Escanaba, the walleye fishing is fair on Little Bay de Noc, when the weather allows anglers to get out. During the day, anglers are using red-tail chubs and crawlers as bait. At night, anglers are trolling using shallow running crank baits.
Fishing activity is slow this week by Manistique. Around Sault Ste. Marie, anglers on the St. Marys River are catching a few walleye and whitefish. The best areas to try and catch some whitefish are behind the “powerhouse” and on the upper end of the river.
Poor weather is keeping people off Munuscong Bay. In the Drummond Island area, when the weather allows anglers to get out, the perch fishing is fair on Maxton and Scott bays.
And the fishing action this week is slow by St. Ignace.
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Burt and Crooked lakes near Alanson are producing some very good perch fishing. The walleye fishing on the lakes is fair. The best times to be out for the marble eyes is in the early mornings or evenings.
Around Boyne City, the perch action is fair on the east and west ends of Lake Charlevoix. Anglers on Walloon Lake are reeling in a few perch, using in minnows as bait. The steelhead fishing is fair along the Boyne River.
Out of the Traverse City area, the perch fishing is fair on both Long and Leelanau lakes. Anglers are using minnows and wigglers as bait. The steelhead fishing is slow in the Boardman River. Anglers are seeing fish, but they seem to be line shy.
In the Frankfort area, the perch fishing is good on Crystal Lake. Early mornings are the best time to be out. Anglers along the Lake Michigan shoreline are reeling in an occasional steelhead surfcasting.
The steelhead fishing ranges from fair to good on the Big Manistee River. The steelhead action is spotty off the piers on Lake Michigan. Anglers trolling on Manistee Lake are reeling in a few coho salmon and steelhead.
Anglers on Manistee or Bellaire lakes near Kalkaska are reeling in good numbers of walleye. Early mornings or evenings are the best times to be out.
By Gaylord, the bass and walleye fishing is fair on both Bradford and Otsego lakes. Anglers are catching a couple of steelhead in the Boyne and Jordan rivers.
And at Cadillac, fishing activity this week is slow.
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Anglers on the piers along Lake Michigan near Ludington are catching good numbers of steelhead. The steelhead action on the Pere Marquette River is fair. Hamlin Lake is producing fair to good perch and walleye fishing. Most of the fish are found in the shallower waters in the lake.
By Muskegon, the steelhead fishing is fair on the lower end of the Muskegon River. Spawn is working well as bait. On Muskegon Lake, the bluegill and perch fishing is fair. Most of the perch are being caught on the west end of the lake, while most of the gills are being caught in the shallows on the east side of the lake.
Poor weather conditions have been keeping anglers off Chippewa Lake.
And at Baldwin, the steelhead fishing is fair on the Pere Marquette River. The bluegill action ranges from fair to good on most of the small inland lakes in the area.
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By Holland, anglers on the piers on Lake Michigan are reeling in a few walleye. Early mornings are the best time to be out. The steelhead fishing in the local rivers is fair.
Around Benton Harbor, the steelhead are starting to move into the St. Joseph River. Anglers on the pier on Lake Michigan are reeling in an occasional steelhead.
Anglers using Rapalas at the mouth of the Galien River are catching a few walleye.
Out of the Kalamazoo area, the steelhead fishing is fair on the Kalamazoo River, below the Allegan Dam.
And at Three Rivers, diehard anglers on the local lakes, like Corey Lake, are reeling in a few perch using wigglers as bait.
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Out of the Alpena area, the perch fishing is fair on the Thunder Bay River. Anglers on Grand and Hubbard lakes are also reeling in a few perch, using minnows as bait.
Lake Margrethe by Grayling is producing fair to good perch fishing. Anglers are using minnows as bait, in water about 15 feet deep.
By Oscoda, the steelhead action is improving on the Au Sable River. Van Etten Lake is producing some good perch action. Anglers on Cooke Dam and Foote Dam ponds are reeling in a few pike, smallmouth bass and walleye.
In the Tawas City area, anglers on the “state dock” are catching a few perch and walleye. Fishing activity this week on Higgins Lake is slow.
Houghton Lake is producing good pike fishing. The walleye fishing is improving on the lake. Evenings are the best time to be out.
And at Au Gres, the perch and bluegill action is fair in the cuts along Saginaw Bay. The perch fishing is spotty on Saginaw Bay, when the weather allows anglers to get out.
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In the Linwood area on Saginaw Bay, the perch fishing is steady, when the weather allows anglers to get out. The best fishing is found in water 17 to 20 feet deep.
By Bay City, the perch action is fair on Saginaw Bay. The best fishing is found near buoys 10 and 14. Anglers along the Quanicassee River are reeling in a few bluegill, with waxworms being the preferred bait.
Out of the Harbor Beach area, the salmon and brown trout fishing is fair inside the harbor. Inside the Port Sanilac and Lexington harbors, the salmon fishing is slow. A few steelhead and brown trout are being caught in the harbors. Anglers in Lexington Harbor are catching a few big perch.
The walleye fishing on the St. Clair River in Port Huron ranges from slow to fair for anglers in boats. From shore, the brown trout, steelhead and walleye fishing is fair to good.
And in the St. Clair area, the perch fishing is fair off the docks along the St. Clair River.
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With so many people geared up for hunting around Mount Pleasant, the fishing activity this week is slow.
Out of the Lansing area, diehard anglers along the Grand River are reeling in a few catfish and walleye.
And at Jackson, the bluegill fishing is fair on Vineyard Lake. The gills are hitting on waxworms, in water about 12 feet deep.
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Around Anchor Bay, the gusty winds from earlier in the week have been preventing anglers from getting out. When the weather allows anglers to get out, the perch action is good from Selfridge Air National Guard Base to the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.
On the north end of the Detroit River, the walleye fishing is improving. The best fishing is found on the Canadian side of the river. The walleye fishing is also improving on the south end of the Detroit River, in the Trenton Channel. Anglers casting a line in the water by Sugar Island are reeling in a few perch.
By Monroe, the weather has been preventing anglers from getting out on Lake Erie.
And at Belleville, the crappie fishing is fair on Belleville Lake. The best area to cast a line in the water is by Rawsonville Road. Anglers in boats are catching an occasional musky on the lake.
Fishing activity is slow this week around Copper Harbor, Marquette and on Lake Gogebic, mainly due to the poor weather conditions from earlier in the week.
By Escanaba, the walleye fishing is fair on Little Bay de Noc, when the weather allows anglers to get out. During the day, anglers are using red-tail chubs and crawlers as bait. At night, anglers are trolling using shallow running crank baits.
Fishing activity is slow this week by Manistique. Around Sault Ste. Marie, anglers on the St. Marys River are catching a few walleye and whitefish. The best areas to try and catch some whitefish are behind the “powerhouse” and on the upper end of the river.
Poor weather is keeping people off Munuscong Bay. In the Drummond Island area, when the weather allows anglers to get out, the perch fishing is fair on Maxton and Scott bays.
And the fishing action this week is slow by St. Ignace.
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Burt and Crooked lakes near Alanson are producing some very good perch fishing. The walleye fishing on the lakes is fair. The best times to be out for the marble eyes is in the early mornings or evenings.
Around Boyne City, the perch action is fair on the east and west ends of Lake Charlevoix. Anglers on Walloon Lake are reeling in a few perch, using in minnows as bait. The steelhead fishing is fair along the Boyne River.
Out of the Traverse City area, the perch fishing is fair on both Long and Leelanau lakes. Anglers are using minnows and wigglers as bait. The steelhead fishing is slow in the Boardman River. Anglers are seeing fish, but they seem to be line shy.
In the Frankfort area, the perch fishing is good on Crystal Lake. Early mornings are the best time to be out. Anglers along the Lake Michigan shoreline are reeling in an occasional steelhead surfcasting.
The steelhead fishing ranges from fair to good on the Big Manistee River. The steelhead action is spotty off the piers on Lake Michigan. Anglers trolling on Manistee Lake are reeling in a few coho salmon and steelhead.
Anglers on Manistee or Bellaire lakes near Kalkaska are reeling in good numbers of walleye. Early mornings or evenings are the best times to be out.
By Gaylord, the bass and walleye fishing is fair on both Bradford and Otsego lakes. Anglers are catching a couple of steelhead in the Boyne and Jordan rivers.
And at Cadillac, fishing activity this week is slow.
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Anglers on the piers along Lake Michigan near Ludington are catching good numbers of steelhead. The steelhead action on the Pere Marquette River is fair. Hamlin Lake is producing fair to good perch and walleye fishing. Most of the fish are found in the shallower waters in the lake.
By Muskegon, the steelhead fishing is fair on the lower end of the Muskegon River. Spawn is working well as bait. On Muskegon Lake, the bluegill and perch fishing is fair. Most of the perch are being caught on the west end of the lake, while most of the gills are being caught in the shallows on the east side of the lake.
Poor weather conditions have been keeping anglers off Chippewa Lake.
And at Baldwin, the steelhead fishing is fair on the Pere Marquette River. The bluegill action ranges from fair to good on most of the small inland lakes in the area.
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By Holland, anglers on the piers on Lake Michigan are reeling in a few walleye. Early mornings are the best time to be out. The steelhead fishing in the local rivers is fair.
Around Benton Harbor, the steelhead are starting to move into the St. Joseph River. Anglers on the pier on Lake Michigan are reeling in an occasional steelhead.
Anglers using Rapalas at the mouth of the Galien River are catching a few walleye.
Out of the Kalamazoo area, the steelhead fishing is fair on the Kalamazoo River, below the Allegan Dam.
And at Three Rivers, diehard anglers on the local lakes, like Corey Lake, are reeling in a few perch using wigglers as bait.
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Out of the Alpena area, the perch fishing is fair on the Thunder Bay River. Anglers on Grand and Hubbard lakes are also reeling in a few perch, using minnows as bait.
Lake Margrethe by Grayling is producing fair to good perch fishing. Anglers are using minnows as bait, in water about 15 feet deep.
By Oscoda, the steelhead action is improving on the Au Sable River. Van Etten Lake is producing some good perch action. Anglers on Cooke Dam and Foote Dam ponds are reeling in a few pike, smallmouth bass and walleye.
In the Tawas City area, anglers on the “state dock” are catching a few perch and walleye. Fishing activity this week on Higgins Lake is slow.
Houghton Lake is producing good pike fishing. The walleye fishing is improving on the lake. Evenings are the best time to be out.
And at Au Gres, the perch and bluegill action is fair in the cuts along Saginaw Bay. The perch fishing is spotty on Saginaw Bay, when the weather allows anglers to get out.
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In the Linwood area on Saginaw Bay, the perch fishing is steady, when the weather allows anglers to get out. The best fishing is found in water 17 to 20 feet deep.
By Bay City, the perch action is fair on Saginaw Bay. The best fishing is found near buoys 10 and 14. Anglers along the Quanicassee River are reeling in a few bluegill, with waxworms being the preferred bait.
Out of the Harbor Beach area, the salmon and brown trout fishing is fair inside the harbor. Inside the Port Sanilac and Lexington harbors, the salmon fishing is slow. A few steelhead and brown trout are being caught in the harbors. Anglers in Lexington Harbor are catching a few big perch.
The walleye fishing on the St. Clair River in Port Huron ranges from slow to fair for anglers in boats. From shore, the brown trout, steelhead and walleye fishing is fair to good.
And in the St. Clair area, the perch fishing is fair off the docks along the St. Clair River.
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With so many people geared up for hunting around Mount Pleasant, the fishing activity this week is slow.
Out of the Lansing area, diehard anglers along the Grand River are reeling in a few catfish and walleye.
And at Jackson, the bluegill fishing is fair on Vineyard Lake. The gills are hitting on waxworms, in water about 12 feet deep.
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Around Anchor Bay, the gusty winds from earlier in the week have been preventing anglers from getting out. When the weather allows anglers to get out, the perch action is good from Selfridge Air National Guard Base to the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.
On the north end of the Detroit River, the walleye fishing is improving. The best fishing is found on the Canadian side of the river. The walleye fishing is also improving on the south end of the Detroit River, in the Trenton Channel. Anglers casting a line in the water by Sugar Island are reeling in a few perch.
By Monroe, the weather has been preventing anglers from getting out on Lake Erie.
And at Belleville, the crappie fishing is fair on Belleville Lake. The best area to cast a line in the water is by Rawsonville Road. Anglers in boats are catching an occasional musky on the lake.