Same here... Time to go fishing!Quote:
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Same here... Time to go fishing!Quote:
Originally Posted by fishingcouple
Gary, head over to the Saginaw river with your new baits this weekend. Average is about 75 fish per boat in 4 hours. Lots of sorting through the little ones but who cares. The pig females are in the river big time up there. Plus, the 8 fish, 13 inch limit can't be beat. That river closes on the 15th so I suspect she will be pretty busy this weekend. Independence bridge in Bay City by the Navy ship is a good place to start.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishingcouple
I am just too lucky. Wife drove over the Tib yesterday and it is totally blown out. Outsides its banks in many spots. Maybe I will just think about fishing this weekend
Started to scratch my itch...
First time putting the new boat in the water. Spent the afternoon getting acquainted.
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I sure hope that someone gets out to fish today..60 here..Dee and I are going to Scotts to visit her aunt..lost her hubby recently :(
Wish it was going to be me. I have other things to accomplish however
Like Rich I have other things to wrap up, however I did stop by a couple launches this morn on lake Macatawa as I decided this body of water is way to convenient to overlook any longer. There's an old timer story about this lake and some crappie that warrants some of attention.
The old saying used to be.... Too many lakes, too little time. Now, you might have just a bit more time.
I have new seats to put in, two new spinning reels to mount and spool, one rod to change out another spinning reel, six line counter reels to spool, 4 counter reels to strip, add backing and lead core, a box of jigs to sort through, new custom jigs to make for the upcoming season (non production special "Pro-Staff" colors)... wait, it sounds like I have way to much crap to do
So that's why there were so many boats on the saginaw last weekend. Is the walleye season still open?
Only open on great lakes and the Detroit river. Lower michigan inland lakes and the Saginaw river open back up the third Saturday in April. May opener for the U.P
Side note, if you have back issues, or like me, you are hunched over after a day on the water, you owe it to yourself and passenger to invest in a "Smooth Moves"seat. They are expensive but worth every penny.
I'll have to look into those. After having bench seats, cushioned seats are a dream come true.
been in more than a few 'eye boats:biggrinSmooth Moves DO work
rich, did they change the walleye opener date? has always been the LAST sat Saturday in April?Quote:
Originally Posted by wicklundrh
walleye , lower peninsula inland waters opens April 30th this year.
finally found it.
Oh wow, that is a ways away. Does that exclude lake st clair? Looking to try the waters this Saturday and see what we can find.
great lakes and connecting waters are open all year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michigan Man86
so St Clair is open
I like the sounds of that, thankyou John. Been a long winter with few fishing opportunities. Hopefully we will find some fish.
Thanks john... that was a typo on my part! Too many things going on at one time I guess. Same day as the lower peninsula trout opener.
The only negative thing I have to say about the seats are: They do not allow you to "free swivel". When trolling, I turn my seats around to face the rear of the boat. With my Air Ride seats, I can lock the lever in the down position with allows for free movement back and forth. With these, you cannot lock it in the down position. So, when it hits the mark, the lever kicks back up and locks in the seat. You can however operate the lever with your foot. Just a little issue to get used to but a small price to pay for the comfort of the ride and quality! Not everyone will want to fork over a grand for two seat bases. But, they are also not running 15 miles in 2 foot seas either. I crushed a disk in my back about 13 years ago (L5). Since that time, sitting in boat seats for a day on the water was the death of me. I would walk like an old man for a day or so. The air ride seats helped a ton... so these can only be an improvement.
I was out throwing frisbee for the dogs last night and got attacked be skeeters. Hope this isn't how it's going to be all summer.
I got driven out of the barn while putting line on rods. Same deal
It could be worse, my friend from the UP called me this morning and said they currently had 7 inches of new snow with a foot expected by tonight. Prior to that they had grass showing and all the snow was gone.
Any good reports for walleye in the rivers yet?
Yes, yes, and yes.
Many fish over 10lbs being caught right now. Females are staging in the rivers and will be a matter of 4 or five days before the girls spawn and return to Erie. The males will be in for quite awhile. Warm rain from the last few days will produce run off that will warm the water to the required spawning temperature. The river will muddy up quite a bit because of this but should be okay.
Go to baits are 3/4oz jigs with stinger hooks. Minnows work good but are a pain in the but. paddle tail worms (called Wyandotte worms) in brown and black are most common with Fin-S minnows (blue ice, emerald ice, purple ice, and black ice) being most common. Go to colors in bright days are Antifreeze (called Candy Chartreuse) followed by green Chartreuse, blaze orange, and hot pink. For darker days, black, candy gold, candy purple, and purple are the hot colors.
Trenton channel is good this time of year. Target the 8 to 10 foot section on the West side of the river (below the Edison plant) first thing in the AM. Move out to the middle (14ft of water) later as the boat traffic picks up. Be prepared to lose 100 jigs!
Mid river in Wyandotte is easier fishing. Try U.S steel from the purple building on down to the Cranes (west side of the river). Start in 14ft of water and move out to 40ft as the day progresses. Less snags. Across the river is the match stick, start just below the light house and drift back towards the pump house. Watch your GPS, and hug the Canadian line. More sand here and way less snags.
Launches include L.E.M.P (lake Erie Metro Park) south of Trenton at the mouth of the river (5 mile run up stream). Elizabeth park (1 mile up stream from Trenton) Wyandotte (about two miles downstream from U.S Steel) Delray, and Blanger park.
Be prepared to get there early or wait in line for about 2 hours to launch..... The guys that go with me... no waiting time. Advantages of being a private launch member!
Hope that helps
Thankyou for a stunning report Rich, this will be super helpful indeed. My brother and i were planning on canal fishing for panfish but a nice little jaunt down that way might be just what is called for. We were looking at fishing the st clair river and the canals but were not getting too many reports on any of the fishing up that way.
You sir, are the man! Your passion for that arena shows. It's infectious. Every time you talk of that River it makes me wanna drive right over and fish. I enjoy your excitement.Quote:
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Happy Easter to all we made dinner and had the youngest and her family..was good..hope yours was as well 5
Weatherman says a polar vortex is coming down this weekend..PHOOEY..cancelled our trip to Gun Lk..overnite lows in the 20's..no way..camping will have to wait till spring camp..Dee's hip surgery on the 11th will keep us home for a while..Larry: how is Sandy doing? 5
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Greetings everyone from the UP. Ice still in Garden Bay, heading home with my new to me boat tomorrow.
Ok guys we are fishing in the wrong spots. This was a post on the MichiganSportsman.com Saginaw Bay site
"I caught my biggest crappies ever on willow leaf Jack hooks with white beads, the biggest was 18.5 inches. They came out of one of the marinas on Saginaw Bay! Mine were caught through the last ice. In fact, the ice was so thin you couldn't walk on it and we fished off the docks. After catching the 18.5 I lost a bigger one when it wouldn't fit in the hole the 18.5 incher came through! I know some people will think that is a fish tale but I swear on my parents graves"
Now has anyone ever seen one this size ?
We need to invite this fellow to Crappie Camp !
Only down south, but they are around. I've always thought if you can find the right combination of structure, etc. that the Great Lakes are just a bigger waterbody for growing some dandy slabs.
I have caught a few bigguns from stoney creek metropark, my biggest was 17" but they are few and far between.
Biggest I've witnessed was 15 1/2. This was through the ice on Coldwater Lake in Branch County.
I rest my case. But would love to see an honest 18 1/2 slab
Attachment 234039 This is from Mississippi.
I saw the same post as you did Gary. Although I have no reason to discredit anyone, I wonder if the person "recalling" the catch, might have been referring to a White bass or a cross breed. Then again, just because I have not seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Yeti, Sasquatch, and Venomous Duck all come to mine!!
I remember catching a 42 inch walleye when I was 13.... but my grandpa might only remember it being 21 inches!!!
Just finished my breakfast..thanks Dee..it is SNOWING :mad:
Leaving for the hospital in 30 minutes..wife to get her new hip..YAY..her pain ends:pray
Tell Dee we are praying for a speedy recovery. Both my parents have bionic parts and are happy they are pain free!
Best wishes on a speedy surgery and recovery.
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Prayers that all goes well.
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