fishing reports 2-23-03

[lonehunter]

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[size 3]this is just telling you where the fish are at untill we get our michigan anglers going , we want to hear your own fishing reports in your own words , tell us about your fishing adventure ! lets show the world that [#ff0080]MICHIGAN IS THE UNDISPUTED FISHING CAPITOL OF THE WORLD ![/#ff0080][/size]

[size 6]INLAND LAKES ;

angeline ,u.p.[#ff0080]SMELT[/#ff0080]

belleview ,s.e. [red]walleye ,perch[/red]

brevort , u.p.[#ff0080]perch[/#ff0080]

big platte ,n.w.[#ff0080]perch[/#ff0080]

black ,n.e.[#ff0080]perch and walleye[/#ff0080]

blue ,n.w.[#ff0080]perch[/#ff0080]

burt ,n.e. [#ff0080]perch ,walleye[/#ff0080]

caddilac ,n.w.[#ff0080]pike and gills[/#ff0080]

cecelia ,w.[#ff0080]bluegills[/#ff0080]

charlivoix ,n.w.[#ff0080]pike at 15'[/#ff0080]

chippewa ,w.[#ff0080]pike and bluegill[/#ff0080]

clark ,s.e. [red]walleye[/red]

coldwater , s.w. [red]gills[/red][/size][size 6]
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[size 6]commerse , s.e.[#ff0080] gills[/#ff0080]
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[size 6]crystal ,n.w.[#ff0080]good perch , laketrout[/#ff0080]

duck ,n.w.[#ff0080]smelt[/#ff0080]

fletcher's pond , n.e.[/size][red][size 4]gills[/size][/red]

[size 6]foote dam pond ,n.e.[#ff0080][size 4]perch , walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

ford ,s.e. [red][size 4]walleye and perch[/size][/red]
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[size 6]four ,n.e. [red][size 4]pike , crappie[/size][/red]
gogebic ,u.p[#ff0080][size 4]GILLS AND PERCH ON WIGGLERS[/size][/#ff0080]

grand ,n.e. [#ff0080][size 4]perch , walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

green ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]smelt[/size][/#ff0080]

gun ,s.w. [red][size 4]perch[/size][/red]

hacket , n.w. [red][size 4]crappie[/size][/red]

hamlin ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]crappie,perch[/size][/#ff0080]

higgens ,n.e. [#ff0080][size 4]lakers , perck and smelt[/size][/#ff0080]

houghton ,n.e. [red][size 4]gills, walleye and pike[/size][/red]

indian ,u.p.[#ff0080][size 4]WALLEYE (POOR)[/size][/#ff0080]

kalamazoo ,s.w. [red][size 4]walleye[/size][/red]

lincoln ,s.w. [red][size 4]pike[/size][/red]

long , n.e. [#ff0080][size 4]gills galore ![/size][/#ff0080]

long ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4] walleye are steady[/size][/#ff0080]

leelanau ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]walleye are steady[/size][/#ff0080]

macatawa ,s.w. [red][size 4]perch and pike and white bass ![/size][/red]

manistee ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]pike[/size][/#ff0080]

margarete , n.e. [#ff0080][size 4]walleye and pike[/size][/#ff0080]

michigamme resivour ,u.p.[#ff0080][size 4]walleye and pike[/size][/#ff0080]

mitchel ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]pike and gills[/size][/#ff0080]

morrison ,s.w. [red][size 4]crappie,gills,pike[/size][/red]

mullet ,n.e. [red][size 4]perch and walleye[/size][/red]

muskegon ,w.[#ff0080][size 4]perch, pike and walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

otsego ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]pike and walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

ovid ,e.[#ff0080][size 4]gills,pike,walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

paw paw ,s.w. [red][size 4]crappie and gills[/size][/red]

pentwater ,w[#ff0080][size 4]perch[/size][/#ff0080]

pere marquitte ,w.[#ff0080][size 4]pike[/size][/#ff0080]

reed ,s.w. [red][size 4]gills , perch , crappie[/size][/red]

round ,s.e. [red][size 4]perch[/size][/red]

dle ,s.w. [red][size 4]crappie ,perch and sunfish[/size][/red]

saint clare ,s.e.[#ff0080][size 4]browns[/size][/#ff0080] [/size]

[size 6]sand ,s.e.[red][size 4]perch[/size][/red]

skegemog ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]pike[/size][/#ff0080] [/size]

[size 6]sugar springs , n.e.[red][size 4]pike walleye and gills[/size][/red]

tourch ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]lake trout , whitefish and burbot[/size][/#ff0080]
union , s.e.[red][size 4]gills and crappie[/size][/red]
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[size 6]van etten ,n.e. [red][size 4]gills and perch[/size][/red]

walloon ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]smelt[/size][/#ff0080]

wamplers ,s.e. [red][size 4]gills[/size][/red]
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[size 6]wiggens ,n.e. [red][size 4]pike and gills[/size][/red]
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[size 6]RIVERS ;

au greys ,n.e. [#ff0080]no report[/#ff0080]

ausable ,n.e. [red][size 4]early pre-spawn steel arriving at the mouth , browns , walleye too ![/size][/red]

big manistee ,n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]slow steel and browns , tippy slow[/size][/#ff0080]

black ,e[#ff0080][size 4]browns[/size][/#ff0080]

detroit ,s.e. [#ff0080]no report[/#ff0080]

grand ,w. [red][size 4]few browns , smolts, pre spawn steel action "very light"[/size][/red]

green bay ,u.p.[#ff0080][size 4]perch , splake , light catches of steel and walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

pier marquette , n.w.[#ff0080][size 4]no reports , iced over[/size][/#ff0080]

saint clare ,e. [red][size 4]walleye , [/size][/red]

saint marys , u.p.[#ff0080][size 4]WHITEFISH ON WAX WORMS[/size][/#ff0080]

saint joe ,s.w. [red][size 4]walleye[/size][/red]

saganaw ,e[#ff0080][size 4]walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

thunder bay ,n.e.[/size][red][size 4]browns[/size][/red]

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GREAT LAKES , BAYS and HARBORS

erie [red][size 5]ice breaking up at brest bay! some perch[/size][/red]

huron[#ff0080][size 3]DRUMMOND PERCH ARE HOT , WALLEYE; MUSCALLONGE BAY-CEDERVILLE,PERCH , saginaw bay perck walleye steady ,****10" ice crack along shore may free up !*******, cederville and bay port- walleye and perch , port sanilac and lexionton harbors - steel and browns[/size][/#ff0080] [#ff0080][size 4]tawas bay pike and perch , tawas bay , walleye[/size][/#ff0080]

michigan[#ff0080][size 4]BAY DE KNOCK AREAS WALLEYE , traverse bays whitefish and perch[/size][/#ff0080]

saint clare [size 4][red]jumbo perch , a[/red][red]nchor bay-perch, bouvier bay-pike, mitchels bay-perch[/red][/size]

superior [#ff0080][size 3]HOUGHTON AREA , LAKE TROUT,COPPER HARBOR, SPLAKE ON CUT BAIT, MUNUSKING BAY , PERCH AND WALLEYE ,[/size][/#ff0080][#ff0080][size 3]keweenaw bay coho,lake herring ,perch ,smelt[/size][/#ff0080]

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[lonehunter]

any reports from the detroit river ?
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[davetclown]

the river is not fisable this time of year,

not unless you have a deth wish, the ice flows are passing down river now, no safe ice and it is to dangerous fo a boat an ice flows.

I havent herd of any one fishing behind the burger joint at the end of southfeild hiway in wiondotte yet, when they do start on the board walk, you can be sure they will hook in to some white fish and walleyes
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[lonehunter]

lol[sly] , everybody calls it wyndotte ! it's actually ecorse , the burger joint is carter's hamburgers . on a cold day of fishing , a paper sack of there fries , a hot chocalate and a couple of those onion burgers , man your styleing !

over the years the parking lot has sunk into the river piece by peice , that water used to be 20 feet deep when i was a kid , best spot for perch around ! back in rum runnig days , the feds used to come in and raid the boats belonging to the "purple gang" . ecorse was a bootlegers pipeline from canada , the water was so deep the feds just unloaded the bottles and barrels into the river . theres a lot of bathtub gin down in that muck !! now it's so shallow you can actually reach down and scoop the slime up , but who would want to ? there used to be an underground tunnel to a speak easy across the street , it's now a cony island . i learned these detailes from a couple of the old , original "river rats " that have fished that spot there whole lives . they taught me fishing , history and ethics . neither one of my two old buddys ever graduated grammer school as they called it , they worked at the mill as kids . they were excelent educators , they had the gift . the heavens are blessed with there presence now , me , i have there memories .

white fish are plentyfull in april as you say , and man do the people come out for them . sometimes it's elbow to elbow , but even then someone will let you squese in . april nights there are filled with fog and the city goes quiet , it remindes me of a costal harbor dock . peacefull !

the walleye aren't as plentyful as the days of old , but they can still be had if you study your fish . drop your line strait down with an erie derie on it and just start walking or use a three foot leader tipped with a crawler six inches up from your sinker ,and cast it out ! if you have a boat , handlineing iis your ticket !

at the southern end of the boardwalk during the mayfly hatch is a great spot for catching ( your not going to belive this ) COHO ! but your only going to be lucky if your using a fly rod ! watching thoes lower hooked jaws scoop up the carcases of the fly hatch is a thrill !

i do miss the perch run thou , man i can remember catching double headers all the time . the good ol'days . thanks dave , for bringing back some great memories !
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