12-29-2007, 03:14 AM
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Out on Lake Gogebic, the walleye fishing is fair on the north and south ends of the lake. Most fish are hitting on sucker minnows hooked to the end of a tip-up.
Around Marquette, anglers are catching a few perch and walleye on Teal and Independence lakes. Out of the Gladstone area, walleye fishing is good on the north end of Little Bay de Noc. Marble-eyes are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups. Perch fishing is fair on the bay. Anglers on the Escanaba Harbor are pulling a few pike through the ice.
By Manistique, the perch and walleye fishing is fair on Indian Lake.
Anglers on the ice covering the upper end of the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie are catching a few whitefish.
Munuscong Bay is producing good perch fishing, with minnows the preferred bait. Pike and walleye are starting to bite in the bay.
Fishing activity this week around Drummond Island is slow due to poor ice conditions.
At St. Ignace, the perch fishing is fair on Brevort Lake. Minnows are working well as bait.
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Burt Lake near Alanson is producing fair to good perch fishing. Minnows are working well as bait in water about 40 feet deep. Perch and walleye fishing is good on Crooked Lake in water about 20 feet deep.
Around Boyne City, the perch and walleye fishing is good on Walloon Lake. Anglers on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix are catching a few perch, pike and walleye. Splake fishing on Thumb Lake is fair.
By Traverse City, the perch action is fair on Glen Lake. Minnows are the preferred bait.
Out of the Frankfort area, anglers are catching a few bluegill, perch and pike on Arcadia Lake.
Fishing activity is slow on Crystal Lake, which is still open. Steelhead fishing is spotty on Betsie and Platte rivers.
In the Kalkaska area, the perch fishing is good on Lake Skegemog. Crappie and walleye fishing is fair on Manistee Lake. Anglers on Fife Lake are pulling a few perch and walleye through the ice.
Otsego Lake by Gaylord is producing fair walleye fishing. Fish are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups. A few panfish and walleye are being caught on Bradford Lake.
At Cadillac, the pike action is good on both lakes Cadillac and Mitchell. Bluegill and crappie fishing is fair on the lakes. Panfish are hitting on red spikes tipped to the end of a teardrop. Perch fishing ranges from fair to good on Lake Cadillac.
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Hamlin Lake near Ludington is producing fair to good crappie and walleye fishing. The best area to drop a line through the ice for walleye is along the north bayou. The best area to fish for the gills is on the south bayou.
Out of the Muskegon area, the perch, pike and walleye fishing is fair for the few people who are dumping boats into Muskegon Lake. The best time to fish for northerns is during the day, while evenings are the best time to be out or the walleye.
Anglers on Chippewa Lake are catching good numbers of panfish. Pike and walleye fishing is fair on the lake.
At Baldwin, fishing activity is slow due to poor ice conditions on the local lakes.
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Lake Macatawa near Holland is producing fair to good bluegill fishing. Both wax worms and spikes are being used as bait. Anglers fishing from shore or in boats on the Grand and Kalamazoo rivers are catching a few steelhead and an occasional walleye. Anglers dropping a line through the ice on the bayous along the Grand River are catching a few bluegill.
Out of the Benton Harbor area, the steelhead fishing is fair on the St. Joseph River.
Anglers are reeling in a few steelhead along the Galien River in New Buffalo.
Around Kalamazoo, the bluegill fishing is fair on both Gun and Sunset lakes. Gills are hitting on a variety of baits.
At Three Rivers, fishing activity this week is slow due to the poor ice conditions on local lakes.
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Anglers on both Long and Grand lakes near Alpena are reeling in a few perch and walleye. Minnows are working well as bait. Walleye fishing is fair on Hubbard Lake. Panfish and pike action on Fletcher Pond is fair.
Lake Margrethe by Grayling is producing good walleye fishing. Fish are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups.
Out of the Oscoda area, the perch and pike fishing is fair on the backwaters of Foote Dam Pond. On the pond itself, the perch and walleye action is fair. Van Etten Lake is producing good perch, pike and walleye fishing. Along the Au Sable River, a few steelhead and walleye are being reeled in by anglers.
Higgins Lake is still open. Fishing action there is slow.
Anglers are getting out on some of the ice covering Houghton Lake. Pike and walleye fishing is good, northerns are hitting on tip-ups, and walleye on both tip-ups and jigs.
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In the Linwood area, anglers getting out on the shore ice along Saginaw Bay are catching a few perch.
Around Bay City, the perch fishing ranges from fair to good on Saginaw Bay. Anglers on the Quanicassee River are also pulling a few perch through the ice. Walleye action is spotty on the “hot pond” and at the mouth of the Saginaw River.
By Bay Port, the perch fishing is fair on Saginaw Bay. The best areas to fish are out from Geiger Road or near Sand Point.
Fishing activity is slow this week in Port Sanilac and Lexington due to the lack of safe ice in the harbors.
At Port Huron, the steelhead fishing is spotty along the St. Clair River.
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Stevenson Lake north of Mount Pleasant is producing good bluegill, perch and pike fishing. Bluegill and pike action on Deerfield Lake is good.
Out of the Lansing area, the bluegill and crappie fishing is fair on Narrow Lake. Anglers on Lake Lansing are catching a few pike. A few bluegill are being taken by anglers on Columbia Lake. Along the Grand River, the walleye fishing is fair.
At Jackson, fishing activity is slow, due to the poor ice conditions on the local lakes.
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Around Fair Haven, anglers on the canals by Bouvier Marina are catching a few bluegill and sunfish. Some anglers are getting out on the ice in front of the Raft Restaurant where the panfish fishing is fair.
On the west side of Lake St. Clair, the perch fishing is fair on the canals from St. Clair Shores to Metropolitan Beach.
Along the lower end of the Detroit River, anglers fishing from shore or on docks are catching a few perch. The best fishing is found between Grosse Ile and the mouth of the Detroit River. The Huron River is producing fair steelhead fishing.
At Belleville, fishing activity is slow this week due to poor ice conditions on local lakes.
Out on Lake Gogebic, the walleye fishing is fair on the north and south ends of the lake. Most fish are hitting on sucker minnows hooked to the end of a tip-up.
Around Marquette, anglers are catching a few perch and walleye on Teal and Independence lakes. Out of the Gladstone area, walleye fishing is good on the north end of Little Bay de Noc. Marble-eyes are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups. Perch fishing is fair on the bay. Anglers on the Escanaba Harbor are pulling a few pike through the ice.
By Manistique, the perch and walleye fishing is fair on Indian Lake.
Anglers on the ice covering the upper end of the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie are catching a few whitefish.
Munuscong Bay is producing good perch fishing, with minnows the preferred bait. Pike and walleye are starting to bite in the bay.
Fishing activity this week around Drummond Island is slow due to poor ice conditions.
At St. Ignace, the perch fishing is fair on Brevort Lake. Minnows are working well as bait.
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Burt Lake near Alanson is producing fair to good perch fishing. Minnows are working well as bait in water about 40 feet deep. Perch and walleye fishing is good on Crooked Lake in water about 20 feet deep.
Around Boyne City, the perch and walleye fishing is good on Walloon Lake. Anglers on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix are catching a few perch, pike and walleye. Splake fishing on Thumb Lake is fair.
By Traverse City, the perch action is fair on Glen Lake. Minnows are the preferred bait.
Out of the Frankfort area, anglers are catching a few bluegill, perch and pike on Arcadia Lake.
Fishing activity is slow on Crystal Lake, which is still open. Steelhead fishing is spotty on Betsie and Platte rivers.
In the Kalkaska area, the perch fishing is good on Lake Skegemog. Crappie and walleye fishing is fair on Manistee Lake. Anglers on Fife Lake are pulling a few perch and walleye through the ice.
Otsego Lake by Gaylord is producing fair walleye fishing. Fish are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups. A few panfish and walleye are being caught on Bradford Lake.
At Cadillac, the pike action is good on both lakes Cadillac and Mitchell. Bluegill and crappie fishing is fair on the lakes. Panfish are hitting on red spikes tipped to the end of a teardrop. Perch fishing ranges from fair to good on Lake Cadillac.
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Hamlin Lake near Ludington is producing fair to good crappie and walleye fishing. The best area to drop a line through the ice for walleye is along the north bayou. The best area to fish for the gills is on the south bayou.
Out of the Muskegon area, the perch, pike and walleye fishing is fair for the few people who are dumping boats into Muskegon Lake. The best time to fish for northerns is during the day, while evenings are the best time to be out or the walleye.
Anglers on Chippewa Lake are catching good numbers of panfish. Pike and walleye fishing is fair on the lake.
At Baldwin, fishing activity is slow due to poor ice conditions on the local lakes.
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Lake Macatawa near Holland is producing fair to good bluegill fishing. Both wax worms and spikes are being used as bait. Anglers fishing from shore or in boats on the Grand and Kalamazoo rivers are catching a few steelhead and an occasional walleye. Anglers dropping a line through the ice on the bayous along the Grand River are catching a few bluegill.
Out of the Benton Harbor area, the steelhead fishing is fair on the St. Joseph River.
Anglers are reeling in a few steelhead along the Galien River in New Buffalo.
Around Kalamazoo, the bluegill fishing is fair on both Gun and Sunset lakes. Gills are hitting on a variety of baits.
At Three Rivers, fishing activity this week is slow due to the poor ice conditions on local lakes.
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Anglers on both Long and Grand lakes near Alpena are reeling in a few perch and walleye. Minnows are working well as bait. Walleye fishing is fair on Hubbard Lake. Panfish and pike action on Fletcher Pond is fair.
Lake Margrethe by Grayling is producing good walleye fishing. Fish are hitting on both jigs and tip-ups.
Out of the Oscoda area, the perch and pike fishing is fair on the backwaters of Foote Dam Pond. On the pond itself, the perch and walleye action is fair. Van Etten Lake is producing good perch, pike and walleye fishing. Along the Au Sable River, a few steelhead and walleye are being reeled in by anglers.
Higgins Lake is still open. Fishing action there is slow.
Anglers are getting out on some of the ice covering Houghton Lake. Pike and walleye fishing is good, northerns are hitting on tip-ups, and walleye on both tip-ups and jigs.
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In the Linwood area, anglers getting out on the shore ice along Saginaw Bay are catching a few perch.
Around Bay City, the perch fishing ranges from fair to good on Saginaw Bay. Anglers on the Quanicassee River are also pulling a few perch through the ice. Walleye action is spotty on the “hot pond” and at the mouth of the Saginaw River.
By Bay Port, the perch fishing is fair on Saginaw Bay. The best areas to fish are out from Geiger Road or near Sand Point.
Fishing activity is slow this week in Port Sanilac and Lexington due to the lack of safe ice in the harbors.
At Port Huron, the steelhead fishing is spotty along the St. Clair River.
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Stevenson Lake north of Mount Pleasant is producing good bluegill, perch and pike fishing. Bluegill and pike action on Deerfield Lake is good.
Out of the Lansing area, the bluegill and crappie fishing is fair on Narrow Lake. Anglers on Lake Lansing are catching a few pike. A few bluegill are being taken by anglers on Columbia Lake. Along the Grand River, the walleye fishing is fair.
At Jackson, fishing activity is slow, due to the poor ice conditions on the local lakes.
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Around Fair Haven, anglers on the canals by Bouvier Marina are catching a few bluegill and sunfish. Some anglers are getting out on the ice in front of the Raft Restaurant where the panfish fishing is fair.
On the west side of Lake St. Clair, the perch fishing is fair on the canals from St. Clair Shores to Metropolitan Beach.
Along the lower end of the Detroit River, anglers fishing from shore or on docks are catching a few perch. The best fishing is found between Grosse Ile and the mouth of the Detroit River. The Huron River is producing fair steelhead fishing.
At Belleville, fishing activity is slow this week due to poor ice conditions on local lakes.