Thread: ICE FISHING?

Any of you guys been ice fishing yet? Looks like maybe this coming week if it stays cold.

Everything is wide open down here. Hopefully soon, though.

Houghton Lake had guys fishing since the firearms opener. Rain put an end to it but there was/is ice.

I'm thinking we need to do an ice fishing get together this year. Maybe in the Hastings area or at my sisters property in Sheridan.

It would be nice if we could do a winter ice fishing get together, I’m up for it.


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I'll keep a watch for this. Ice fishing as a big group would be excellent.

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Good evening guys. I'm from down in Indiana . I'm wanting to head up toward Michigan and do some ice fishing this year. I have never been North fishing always south. I have all of my own gear. Not looking for someones honey hole just a little guidance in the right direction. I was also wondering about the area around Pigeon River State property. Any places there to do any ice fishing ? Any information would be great. And I have several areas to fish and hunt around here at home. That I would be willing to share with. Wanting to meet some new people and maybe make some new friends.

Originally Posted by Frank Cecil

I was also wondering about the area around Pigeon River State property. Any places there to do any ice fishing ? Any information would be great.

We had a family cabin in that area and I hunted in the Pigeon River forest, I have limited fishing experience in that area but here is what I can tell you.
The three big lakes in the area are Black, Burt and Mullet all good lakes with nice fish, I’d check with any bait shops for info.
West of I-75 you will take exit 310 and go towards Rogers City, there will be a little town named Tower, that’s where our cabin was, there you will find the “Tower Pond” which is actually the Black River. We caught Northern’s, Bass and bluegill there, my son caught a big bluegill that was a Master Angler. Because it’s a River be careful of ice conditions, it may be thinner in spots.
There is a boat launch on further north on that same hunk of water we used to launch our boat from, there used to be good gills there too.
As far as IN the Pigeon River Forest, all I know is the Cornwall Flooding, I parked my truck there and hiked on in another couple miles to hunt deer. I never fished Cornwall but talked to some that did and it was a decent place to fish.
Now remember I never ice fished up there so I’m not much good, those are just some areas to look into.
There was a sporting goods store in nearby Onaway called “Parrott’s” not sure if it’s still open but you could try calling them if you can find a number.

Sorry I’m not more help than that......



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Frank, you can tag along we me or any of the other guys that ice fish. Steve, Jeff, Jerry, Kevin, Jimmy, and John would all be glad to have you. Unlike boat fishing, ice fishing can be way more successful with multiple fisherman holding fish in an area. Plus, the more people, the more fun on the ice!

Sounds great I would really like that. let me know when you guys get enough ice to go and I will head up there for a couple or three days. I think it would be a blast. you can always pm me and I will give you my number. Thanks Frank