Fishing wasn’t to shabby today, I’m happy any time I come home with a dozen nice size gills. “Got 20” using leaf worms.
TODAY, 4 KIDS WENT THROUGH THE ICE. THREE IN ONE PLACE AND ONE ON THE DETROIT RIVER! ALL SURVIVED.
Here in Michigan in the lower half there is no safe moving water. This includes lakes and ponds that are spring fed.
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
ice in lower michigan is becomming unstable four kids and a truck with a dog in it has fallen through the ice in the last week. it might be time to start thinking about some early steel head fly fishing.
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
fishing for the last 3 days has been exceptionaly good in SE michigan
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
Hit the St Joseph near Berrien Springs, drifting spawn sac, we took home 3 rainbows biggest was 5.5 pounds. Found some nice areas to use the flyrod, NEXT TIME…
Patterns I’m not sure of I think they are using spawn.
Location is the Tawas bay area, on the bay boardwalk and adjacent rivers. I’ll dig out my maps and post specifics soon.
Dress worm. It is cold and most likely you will be sitting through some cold rain or snow squalls.
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
Well I walked out to the lake today, the only I could see to get on the lake was to jump over a river rat that was between the ice and me.
NO MO ICE for me. That is other than doing a little next to the ice fishing.
Guess I will start planning for next year.
I think next year will be colder so I will start designing me a new shanty.
We got so much warm rain today that I won’t be looking to get back on the ice this year. (Well Maybe In December, I Hope)
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
There were a number of guys wading near the dam of Berrien, I bet egg patterns or spawn flies will work.
I’ll mail you some ice!!! LOL Flagmanonice
Fly Fishing for Steelheads in Michigan
Here is the location I promised;
Take 23 to East Tawas to Wadsworth street turn right you are there.
There are many locations in the area that you will want to try.
East Tawas up to Oscoda then inland, follow your way up the Ausable River any where you can get on, up to the Foote Dam Pond.
Note when you here a siren going off you got 15 minutes to get out of the river. The dam is opening and you will get washed away if you are wading any near.
I do a little schnook salmon fishing in the area in the early fall.
Watch out for those pesky lampreys, I have seen them come in attached to the side of a salmon as well as catching them on hook and line.
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
That kind of fishing we miss here in central Minnesota, sounds like fun !!! Flagmanonice
Went fishing in Novi Michigan
Rainbow and brook trout are hitting at an average of about 20 per minute.
This is catch and release only fishing with an unusual up swing that is if you catch a fish in the time limit allotted you win one of two trips (walleye on lake Erie or white water rafting in west Virginia)
I caught 2 rainbows good for one trip I chose walleye.
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown
boy would I like to give a report today, that weather man just wont give me a break, one way or the other.
last sunday 60 deg. this sunday 9 deg. yester day 6 inches ot snow then all the snow was washed away by rain.
whats a fish to do?
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Dave T. Clown
hey my lake froze over again, now I cant even beside the ice.
Maybe I’ll give them alone for a week and tie some flies.
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Fly Fishing for Steelheads in Michigan
Here is the location I promised;
Take I75 to M23 East to Wadsworth street turn right you are there. Tawas (City)
There are many locations in the area that you will want to try.
East Tawas up to Oscoda then inland, follow your way up the Ausable River any where you can get on, up to the Foote Dam Pond.
Note when you here a siren going off you got 15 minutes to get out of the river. The dam is opening and you will get washed away if you are wading any near.
I do a little schnook salmon fishing in the area in the early fall.
Watch out for those pesky lampreys, I have seen them come in attached to the side of a salmon as well as catching them on hook and line.
your answer for when they start is any day now. What you want to do is get on the horn and call a local bait shop in the area. they will be happy to accomidate you with up to the minute info. (yellow pages online will provide leads)
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Dave T. Clown
Its sooooo windy for every 2 steps I get to the lake I am blown 5 feet back.
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YA, we had a chili feed here in Minnesota the day before !!! LOL
The race is on!
The red horse suckers are starting their annual run
same with steelhead
and smelt.
I am getting reports from friends fishing near the river outlets by Augreys and Tawas areas for smelt and salmon few and far between but they are starting nonetheless. It will be any day now!
With the warm temps here in lower MI and ice is just in pieces this is the time of the “Red Horse Run” though there are not as many as there was thirty years ago because the state has stopped stocking them in the streams, they are still a tasty treat. I’ll be out in a day or so just as soon as I can find me another hole. (Some one stuck a golf coarse over top of my favorite sucker hole.)
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Those golfers jus won’t let us anglers alone, will they? The last time I sained for shrimp for bait in the flats on the back side of the island I got 3 golf balls.
Texas gulf cost fisher.
I know what you mean there.
I t was so nice I desided to walk my dog in the woods today and was bombarted by half a dozen flying thrugh the tree limbs above me.
I was two miles from the nearest coarce[frown]
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Gotta couple of stealies to report.
couple of my buddies were up at the Tawas Bay area Michigan last weekend.
they came home with two. an 8# & an 11# they said they were slow but are comming in.
there have been reports of steelheads being seen at the mouth of the rouge river
they said that they herd that the smelt were starting as well.
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Dave T. Clown