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[/size][font "verdana,arial,helvetica"][size 3]When Thumper says the water is stiff from jack frost icey breath, the inland lakes around the Traverse City seem to have shanty communities popping up overnight on the crystalin covered lakes. [/size][/font]
[font "verdana,arial,helvetica"][size 3]Whether the shelters of the shantie towns are constructed of tarpaper or are fancy store bought versions, you know that that guy aint out there just to watch the super bowl game. "He's Fishin!"
O'L Jack frost aint goint to discurage this bunch of hardy winter anglers by driving the mercury below the "O" mark.
Michigan winter anglers enjoy the three basic fishing methods commonly used through out Ice Fishing Community. Hand-held lines, tip-ups, and spearing.
Glen Arbor you will find a full line of bait and tackle and can even rent a shanty. The shop is located near Big Glen Lake and Little Glen Lake where perch and pike are the popular catches.
Suggested hookups for perch are Russian spoons baited with perch eyes or minnows, a plain hook baited with a wiggler or one of the many commercially made teardrops used for bluegills with a grub on the hook.
Thumb biters like to linger along the drop-offs during winter, near weed beds and brush shelters in water 3 to 12 feet deep. Using large minnows, suckers, smelt or herring will bring in them thumb biters in. (pike)
Duck Lake and Green Lake in Interlochen also provide good pike fishing. .
While conditions vary from year to year, walleye fishing on Lake Leelanau is generally very good. The preferred ice fishing method is a hand-held line with a two or three-inch live minnow as bait. You'll find walleye tend to hover near reefs and edges of shoals where the water is 15 to 30 feet deep.
The best ice fishing in Benzie County is on Crystal Lake. Here, anglers go for perch, smelt, lake trout and rainbow trout.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources produces an excellent free guide to ice fishing. To obtain a copy, send your request to the Fisheries Division at P.O. Box 30446, Lansing, MI 48909.[/size][/font]
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[/size][font "verdana,arial,helvetica"][size 3]When Thumper says the water is stiff from jack frost icey breath, the inland lakes around the Traverse City seem to have shanty communities popping up overnight on the crystalin covered lakes. [/size][/font]
[font "verdana,arial,helvetica"][size 3]Whether the shelters of the shantie towns are constructed of tarpaper or are fancy store bought versions, you know that that guy aint out there just to watch the super bowl game. "He's Fishin!"
O'L Jack frost aint goint to discurage this bunch of hardy winter anglers by driving the mercury below the "O" mark.
Michigan winter anglers enjoy the three basic fishing methods commonly used through out Ice Fishing Community. Hand-held lines, tip-ups, and spearing.
Glen Arbor you will find a full line of bait and tackle and can even rent a shanty. The shop is located near Big Glen Lake and Little Glen Lake where perch and pike are the popular catches.
Suggested hookups for perch are Russian spoons baited with perch eyes or minnows, a plain hook baited with a wiggler or one of the many commercially made teardrops used for bluegills with a grub on the hook.
Thumb biters like to linger along the drop-offs during winter, near weed beds and brush shelters in water 3 to 12 feet deep. Using large minnows, suckers, smelt or herring will bring in them thumb biters in. (pike)
Duck Lake and Green Lake in Interlochen also provide good pike fishing. .
While conditions vary from year to year, walleye fishing on Lake Leelanau is generally very good. The preferred ice fishing method is a hand-held line with a two or three-inch live minnow as bait. You'll find walleye tend to hover near reefs and edges of shoals where the water is 15 to 30 feet deep.
The best ice fishing in Benzie County is on Crystal Lake. Here, anglers go for perch, smelt, lake trout and rainbow trout.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources produces an excellent free guide to ice fishing. To obtain a copy, send your request to the Fisheries Division at P.O. Box 30446, Lansing, MI 48909.[/size][/font]
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