I went out today and fished from 3 pm to 7 pm on commerce lake.
I caught 3 of the prefered fish for the contest.
8 inch Blue Gill Jigging a teardrop with a mousie
9 inch pearch Jigging a teardrop with a mousie
10 inch crappie Jigging a teardrop with a mousie I caught a total of 10 mixed my buddy next to me hooked on to about 15 solid gills nothing else
ventured out to commerce lake again today,
temp 13*
winds from the north 12 mph with gust from north west at 31 mph
wind chill -1*
light snow
air presure 29.87
I hooked in to a couple gills over in the gill spot, nothing in my perch spot. I had forgotten to take my lantern with me so I could keep my hole thawed, so I spent most of my time, working on keeping the ice out of my hole insted of wiggling my jig.
needless to say I missed the only good hit I had while cleaning the hole. I gave it another 15 minutes and desided that the ice was winning this round, tomarow is another day.
here is a report just forzen off the lake.
I went out and fished 3-6 on the pm side of the clock, I went out about noon to drill my holes all 6 of them.
I didnt do to shabby, although I did have to work for my catch, I had to wiggle my jig, constantly to get a bite.
I hooked in to about 40 gills and 10 crappie, I cept 14 gills and 4 crappie of decent size.
holy smokes , now thats what i call fishing ! nobody i know is doing that well around here ! i’m going to have to go to houghton this weekend , they seem to have the best reports of fish in this area , or head down there for the day . great pics dave !
Dave
did you put a lock on thy holes
Better watch out thy holes are gold.
let me now when we are going.
I am headed back out again on wensday thrusday fryday saturday and if the weather holds out sunday too.
just let me know when you want to go I have power auger and will drill an extra hole.
you just have to remember to wiggle your jig. that’s my traid secreat.
mean while back on commerce lake, I pulled in 10 gills 2 crappie 4 perch all on a wax worm tipped on a tear drop 18 inch mud puppy caught on a tipup with a 6 inch perch for bait commerce lake mi 3-6pm released in less than 1 minute, time enough to take a pic. mud puppys are on the endangered list and must be released, this has been my fishing buddy for years every year I catch him and release him. I can tell that he is the same one by the missing toe on the left hind foot.
now that is luckey , i have only seen one in my life , caught pearch fishing in the detroit river , about 13" . we have seen quite a few reports on the news expressing the extreme concern that the mudpuppies be released as you do . imagine how many people go thru life never knowing the wonderous things we are given to enjoy , as us sportsmen do . my little girl was wondering if he was named littlefoot , like the dinasour in the cartoon movie . she also wanted to know if you told swanie your address so she can find her way home after vacation . [:)] my kids think your the greatest too !
thanks for the kind words, swany is living on the lower end of the lake, the water by the dam opened up, over by benstein road and oakley park road.
I havent given him a name, but I think I will call him little foot from now on.
the first time I caught him on hook and line he was only 6 inches long several years back.
I have caught one every year on opening day of trout season as well. I dont know if he is the same one every year, but every year I get a bigger one.
thought I had a pike hanging on my perch on my tip up, I was fishing the hole earlier in the day and hooked a pike only to get him to the top of the hole and he opened his mouth to let go of my jig.
I went to fish my other hole and started catching perch, got the little 6 incher and decided to use him as bait for a pike.
next saturday we are heading to houghton lake for pike before ice out , most of the weeds were removed last year and the pike ase wondering the lake , a couple of walleye or a big brown would be a nice surprise . a few smelt are still hitting up there but i think i’ll wait for dipping season and then head for the u.p. ! darn bueatiful up there !
here is todays catch, every thing 8inch + nothing 9 inches but I did max out on my limmit how many gills can you count in this piciture? click on the pic to see a larger size
sorry , i had to get a roll of bountey to soak up my druel [:)] , now thats a day well spent ! i got a grouse today , right thru the front window of the house ! any crappie holes doing as good as that gill hole ?
that was my crappie hole[pirate] I got one 5 inch crappie and about 120 gills. just kept the creem of the crop…
we have a snow storm comming tomarow afternoon running in to sunday morning, becarful driving.
thanks for your help, i appreatiate it very much .
have to replace the window from the grouse attack on the house today , nearest open place to get it done is in midland 110 miles round trip , expo will have to wait till next week , gotta work tomorrow . i can’t wait to get there , i feel like a guy with a fishing pole standing in the middle of the desert ! rareing to go but a long time before i get there !
they will be filming michigan out of doors big buck nite thursday.
we can chalk up today as another good fishing day in michigan.
Another dozen gills, a crappie, 4 perch 3 largmouth bass on wax worm or minnow fished from 10am - 2pm I got me a new fishing buddy today. first time ever hard water angler “Jake”
Dave,
Tell that angler Jake welcome aboard for me and nice pic and fish too!
with a teacher like you and fish like that you can bet ol’ jake is going to be an ice man fot years to come ! congradulations jake ! you did real good !
fishing today was limmited, I went out again today from 3-6 pm and brought in annother limmit of gills (25) and a crappie.
same o’ same o’ now who could get tired of bringing home a pile of vandicamps day after day. it was another wintery day, minutes on the ice snow and wind blasted this pile of fish with its wintery breath,
well here is another fine mess I have gotten my self in to… another dozen today, High presure sistem keeping the bite down, tomarow will be another story…