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Fishing Report For 04-02-08 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:12:25 April angling is upon us and activity should start to improve on a weekly basis from here on in. Temperatures are finally starting to warm up in the southern portion of the state, but winter’s hold just won’t let go in the U.P. Remember to renew your license. Upper Peninsula: No angling activity taking place on Copper Harbor this week, pretty much a transition period. The ice has melted. Bergland anglers are catching a few perch on wigglers on the northeast side of Lake Gogebic. The ice is 10-inches thick and still very safe. Escanaba anglers are reeling in a few perch north of Gladstone where the ice is still solid. For best results anglers are using minnows, wax worms, and wigglers. Angling activity in the Marquette area is slow to non-existent mainly due to heavy snow received this week. When the snow starts melting the run off will be good for Coho. In the Manistique area, some decent ice fishing is still taking place for perch since the ice remains two feet thick. The Manistique River is giving up a few steelhead but next week the activity will increase as the weather warms up. Munuscong Bay is giving up some good perch on minnows and tear drops. Good action for perch on Cedarville Lake when angers use wigglers, wax worms or tear drops. The ice is still safe. Sault Ste. Marie anglers are getting a few perch on Lake George, and Munuscong Bay with blacks and tear drops working well. Some whitefish are active in the St. Mary’s River. Drummond Island anglers will find that perch are hit or miss around Harbor Island, when they are biting it is on minnows. Whitney Bay is good for perch action. Musky Bay in the St. Ignace area has some perch to be caught, but anglers will really need to work at getting them. Wigglers seem to be working best. Northwest: Alanson anglers are having a rough week thanks to rain and snow this week. Angling activity is at a standstill. Burt Lake use caution the ice is diminishing. In the Boyne City area, angling activity isn’t good this week due to rain and snow. A few perch have been pulled out of Lake Charlevoix. Fishing in the Manistee area is decent for steelhead on the Big Manistee River using spawn. Pier fishing is slow, and fishing on the AuSable River is slow due to the water being so high from heavy rain this week. In the Kalkaska area, Lake Skegemog is still safe for ice fishing and perch catches are decent. The steelhead are running in the Boardman River and Elk Rapids Dam. In the Frankfort area steelhead are biting on the Betsie, as well as a few browns. Ice fishing is headed downhill at this point. Fishing in the Gaylord area is not great at this point, the ice is not safe. A few steelhead running in the Boyne and Jordan rivers, and some pan fish being reeled in from Big Bear Lake and Lake Margrethe on wax worms, wigglers and minnows. West: In the Muskegon area the lake finally opened up and the ice is gone. The steelhead action is decent around the piers of Lake Michigan. Perch are hitting on live bait on Muskegon Lake and steelhead can be found off of the lower end of the lake. In the Ludington area Lake Michigan is giving up some steelhead around the lighthouse pier. Steelhead and browns are active in the Pere Marquette River and Lake. A fishing tournament will take place this weekend for browns and steelhead that includes inland lakes and Lake Michigan. Call PM Sports for details 231-843-8676. Southwest: Around the New Buffalo area, the mouth of the Glen River leading out to Lake Michigan is doing well on browns, steelhead and Coho. No ice issues on the river. In the Holland area the Black River is producing good catches of suckers and steelhead. Anglers are finding good results with salmon spawn, and night crawlers. Slow activity around the Three Rivers area due to weather this week. A few steelhead being caught in Lake Michigan and some blue gill can be found in and around the channels. Northeast: In Oscoda, fishing is slow and the ice is not safe at this point. Steelhead action is decent just below the Foote Dam Pond when anglers use spawn, wax worms and flies. Alpena angling action is picking up for steelhead, especially on Thunder Bay near the 9th Street Dam. Limited action on Higgins Lake, anglers are fishing in 10-70 feet of water for decent catches of perch and using minnows and spikes. The ice remains safe. Grayling anglers are finding some blue gill and perch on Fletchers Pond and a few perch being reeled in from Lake Margrethe. Ice remains 8-10 inches thick. Around the AuGres area, suckers are active near the mouth of the river and the east branch of the AuGres is producing decent catches of steelhead. East: In the Linwood area, river fishing is starting to increase. Ice is not safe, even near the shore use extreme caution. Rain and windy conditions this week are hampering angling activity. In Bay Port anglers are finding decent perch around Angle Road near Quincasse. The water is open and an airboat is the safest bet for walleye. St. Clair the activity is very slow this week, however the ice just cleared and activity should increase. Central: In the Lansing area, fishing is slow due to the water in the Grand River being very high. Steelhead are running in the Grand River and Prairie Creek in Ionia. Catfish and suckers are becoming active on smaller inland lakes. Jackson anglers are finding another week of angling inactivity due to ice that just won’t go away. Southeast: In the Fair Haven area, the ice in the Bay is right at the edge causing for limited activity. Perch are active around Harsens Island. Around the St. Clair Shores area, high winds pretty much blew out most of the ice, so it’s time to hang up the bucket the ice remaining is not safe. An angler went through the ice this week around Gino’s so use extreme caution. Downriver anglers are finding some awesome walleye fishing off the Trenton channel, near the Edison stacks, Sugar Island, and in and around the Gibraltar canals and south of the Gibraltar Bridge. Jigs and minnows are working best. Several 5-10 pound walleye were pulled today. Yellow perch are decent when fishing off of the shores of Gibraltar with shiner minnows. Elizabeth Park Marina opened this afternoon and will now be open for the season. Steelhead are running in the Huron River, as well as trout, and wigglers and flies are working well. Metro Park docks are in and ramp is open. Belleville Lake is thawing out and activity is at a standstill. Before heading to your favorite fishing spot, visit www.AAATraffic.com for the latest traffic, road and weather conditions. |
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