Michigan Fishing Photos

Jaykob Soeltner, Eli Leach and Jake Robinson having Great day on the Detroit river catching walleyes. Drove down from Upper Peninsula to get off the ice and fish open water from a boat. Got to love spring.

Pat Szedlak of Laingsburg caught his personal best steelhead trolling Manistee Lk early November weigh 17.65

Don Ahlberg from Plainwell caught and released this 38 inch long,15 pound pike on a small Barry county lake September 9th. The fish hit a white soft plastic jig.

10 year old Gabe Pettersch caught this 31” northern pike while fishing with his grandpa on a small lake in mid Michigan

Breanne Kik, age 12 was fishing July 11, 2018 and caught these smallmouth bass, using spinning gear in Northern Michigan

Riley caught this 17-inch smallmouth bass while fishing on Squaw Lake in Republic.

Trevor Nightingale, 10, caught this 3.5lb walleye on August 23rd in northern Michigan.

10 year old Joe Selmo caught and landed this 28" Lake Trout at Stannard Rock in Lake Superior on Aug. 3, 2018.

Fishing Lake Michigan out of Ludington August 10, 2018 on Obsession. 21 lb. King Salmon. WooHoo!

Fishing Lake Michigan out of Ludington August 10, 2018 on Obsession. 24.8 lb. King Salmon. WooHoo!

42-inch Muskie caught with a frog lure on the Tittabawasee River by Sanford Mi.

John Wencley, of Metamora, caught and released this smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair on August 13,2018.

Luke Kozak caught this largemouth bass on Manistee Lake, Mich., over Memorial Day weekend with no assistance from his Dad.

24lb 5oz Spring King Salmon caught on 5/6/18 out of the Ludington Port of Lake Michigan in 35 ft of water on 2 colors and a Yeck spoon.

Coltan Rahn, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, fishing with dad today, April 10, 2018, caught themselves some perch.

6 year old Caleb Kelley caught his first ever walleye with his dad ice fishing Fife Lake, January 9,2018. His fish measured in at 21".

Mud Cat 33 1/2" 17 lbs Caught July 26th Grand River (Sterns bayou) KV Crankbait

4 year old Frederick caught this nice large mouth bass while fishing off the dock in Houghton Lake.

Paul caught this nice large mouth bass while fishing off the dock in Houghton Lake.

Emily Brown (9 yrs. old) caught several Bluegill on Long Lake in Hastings one afternoon on a friends boat. When they got back to the dock, Emily said she wanted to have one more cast off the dock before going home. When Emily saw this giant Dogfish swim by, she held back the urge to scream because she didn't want to scare the fish away. (Smart Fisher-girl) Emily told how she quietly said, please, please, please Mr. fish bite my worm. When the fish turned, Emily set the hook. Then the screaming began. I THINK I CAUGHT A BIG FISH, HURRY, HELP ME, I CAN'T PULL IT IN !!! Emily definitely won the big fish contest that day with this 4 lb. 28" Dogfish caught with just a small piece of Night-crawler and a miniature hook. No better way to end your day than to catch the biggest fish of your life. Emily was so excited she could barely stand still for the picture. Nice job Emily !!!

This golden walleye was caught July 13, 2017 in the western end of the U.P. near the town of Iron River on Hagerman Lake. It hit a gold crawler harness. It was 23" long.

Jennifer Sakala, of Birmingham, caught and released this pumpkinseed/bluegill while fishing Lakeville Lake on June 28th.

Nine year old Gavin Mahlich of Williamston, MI shows off this bluegill he caught at Rose Lake in Branch County on May 27, 2017

Miriam Lieber caught this Smallmouth Bass on Memorial Day 2016. Grandpa helped her bait the hook with a leech and she took it from there.

Ken Daining, of Orion Township, MI, caught and released this lunker largemouth bass while fishing with his buddies on Elbow Lake in Meredith , MI.

Frank Krajenka, of Houghton Lake, Michigan, caught this beautiful smallmouth bass while kayak fishing on a river in North Central Michigan. This nice smallmouth is just one of two dozen similar fish landed that day.

13-year old Tommy Munson caught this 60" sturgeon and another 60" sturgeon an hour later while fishing the St. Clair River on September 24th, 2016. Pictured with Tommy is his dad Tom.

Arden Sziede, 4, from Schoolcraft, with Northern pike he caught Jan 2016 on Sugerloaf Lake

Don Hodgkinson of Caro caught this 12" jumbo perch while fishing on Saginaw Bay 9/11/16 with his brother and son.

Kody Bishop caught this 22 LB King Salmon while fishing on Lake Michigan on August 27, 2016

Caught this muskie Sunday July 17th in the afternoon at Paint Pond South of Crystal Falls Michigan fish was 48-inches long and weighed 30 lbs

Caught this muskie on the evening of July 21st on the Paint River south of Crystal Falls Michigan casting a body bait

Ben Skrzypchak (5 years old) caught this 12" long Bluegill from a private Lenawee County, Michigan pond on June 11th, 2016. His proud Dad, in the photo, and Grandpa watched as Ben cast, wound, hooked and reeled in this catch, without any help. He's off to a good start!

Milt Clark (rt), of Ossineke, caught and released this 34" steelhead with guide Erik Peterson on the AuSable River near Oscoda on April 16, 2016.

Big suprise jigging for walleye. 43" unknown weight, just wanted a healthy release and a great photo

Phil Sargent of Fennville caught these two pike April 4 at Lake Oahe, Pierre, South Dakota. Length 41 and 37 inches.

River Gepford holds her dad's 19" fish. It was caught on Long Lake in January.

Mike Colombo caught this pike ice fishing on Lake St. Clair. 1-25-16. 38.5 inches and 11.98 lbs.

Mike Lyons, of Canadian Lakes Michigan, caught a 34-inch 18-pound lake trout while fishing on Garand Traverse Bay on Sept. 35, 2015

Savanah Feldpausch, of Fowler, caught and released this 32-inch northern pike while fishing on the Maple River near Maple Rapids on August 30, 2015.

John Robinson, of Grand Rapids, caught this jumbo 12-inch perch while fishing Hardy Pond in Newago County while wearing his lucky hat!

Katie caught and released this 30" Northern on Otsego Lake. She was casting a Storm walleye minnow.

Max caught and released his first Northern (15") casting a 2/3 oz. Clio chartreuse and silver spoon on Otsego Lake August 29th.

Finnegan Ross, age 10, of South Lyon, MI caught and released this Large Mouth Bass on Ore Lake in Brighton on August 21, 2015.

Fishing down the Grand River, using a shallow Shad Rap. Resulted in two nice smallies, catch and release.

Tracy Oberleiter, of Monroe, Michigan caught this King Salmon on 8-7-15 while fishing out of Frankfort in Lake Michigan in a Michigan Ducks Unlimited fishing contest and won first place.

Hunter Rice, 6 years old catches this Bass 8/7/15 using his fishing pole and plastic lure. 6lbs/22inches

Nathan Grennes, East Leroy, caught this 21-inch ,4 1/2-pound largemouth bass with a purple wacky worm while fishing on Clear Lake St. Joseph Cty. July1,2015

Ally Payne, age 9, of Fenton, caught this 10.5 lb - 30.5" walleye on Lake Erie aboard Wet Net Charters on July 5th 2015. Her sisters Kaylee, Riley and friend Matty Howe were there to cheer her on.

Gerald Sircher caught this 40" 16 lb 10 oz Steelhead on a blue dolphin spoon when fishing on the Devil Dog Charter Boat out of Pentwater

Joey Colucci, age 7, caught and unhooked this 20-inch, 5-pound Largemouth Bass all on his own.

Fishing with Grandpa Tom Anders in Lake Erie Western Basin caught this 27 1/2" Walleye trolling with a nightcrawler harness

Kristin Whiteman from Davisburg with her 45" Muskie caught on lake Saint Clare on 6-16-15 @ about 4:00 pm aboard the Reel-e-Rad Fishing vessel

Jaimee Becker caught a 19" Brown Trout while 1st time fishing with Pappie!!

Christina Bailey, of Clarkston, caught this 29-inch, 10.4-pound walleye while ice fishing on Lake Erie on Feb 27, 2015

Blake DeWildt caught this 22-inch pike ice fishing with his dad and released it on a private lake in Kent County

Mitch Henckel, Wayne Chamberlain, PD Lail, Dan Brown and Lance Williams all speared these beauties on the same day, Jan 23, 2015. 31", 35", 39" & 39.5" pike and 45" and a 53" musky.

Rj and Abby Fitzgibbons speared 28" pike on New Years day 2015 Indian Lake in Mansistique

Dan Theisen of Appleton Wisconsin was fishing the Michigamme Reservoir and caught this beautiful 48-inch muskie. Photo taken by Dan Malsavage (also netman)

Danny, Brian and Joey Lehman of Allenton, caught and released this 45 inch sturgeon on the North Channel in September.

7 foot sturgeon little over 100 pounds caught on a muskie line while fishing in a tournament on Lake St. Clair

Brooke Roeske caught this 12lb salmon while fishing with her dad off Rogers City. It came on a silver streak lure hooked to 5 colors of lead core.

Ellery Ostrander caught her first walleye while fishing with her Dad, Andy, and Grandpa Mark on Portage Lake in Chassell. He was 5 pounds, 6 oz and 27 in long.

Fathers day gift charter on Lk St Clair. Great gift. Great son.

Dylan Durst, of Chesterfield, caught this 12-pound northern Pike while trolling Wixom Lake with a Hot' n Tot on August 5th.

Mike Cline caught this 15-pound splake fishing near Harbor Beach on Monday august 18th 2014

Micah Rodriguez, of Cadillac, Michigan, caught this 22-inch Pike while fishing off the Portage Angler's Pier on Wolf Bay, South Manistique Lake, Curtis MI on July 28th, 2014. Brought it in by himself.

Sabrina Ploegstra, of Adrian MI, caught and released this 14 1/4-inch crappie while fishing on Lake Madison on Aug 2, 2014

Travis Austin, of Allendale Mich, caught released this 6lb 3 ounce, 22-inch largmouth bass while fishing on Crockery Lake

Caught a 21 1/2 inches 4 pounds Large Mouth Bass on Strawberry Lake, Pinckney Michigan with a bobber and worm on July 11th 2014 at about 2:30 in the afternoon

Matt Glaza, of Goodrich, caught this 35.5-inch, 11-pound, 9 ounce lake trout while fishing on Higgins Lake on June 12, 2014.

Molly has been fishing now for 7 years and still out fishes dad & grandpa.

Rudy Frolka, 84, of Owosso, fishing his favorite catch-and-release spot around Davison, landed this sweet 20-inch largemouth bass on June 27, 2014.

Soren Maurer - Age 10, of Norton Shores, after a lengthy battle, caught this 41-inch, 31.4-pound flathead catfish while fishing in the rain on Friday June 20th, in the Grand River near Grand Haven, Michigan. It was immediately released.

10 year old son caught and released this monster catfish on 6/25 at 330pm on the Saginaw river Bay County Michigan

Michael Canfield, of Walled Lake, caught and released this 18-inch smallmouth while fishing Loud Dam Pond near Hale Mi. on June 15

Dale Lieffers, of Whitehall, MI arrowed this 34-inch, 28-pound carp while bow fishing on White Lake on June 8, 2014

Rebecca Klass, of St Johns, Mich., with a 24-inch walleye caught while fishing the Saginaw Bay near Essexville on May 24th

Layne Cameron, of Okemos, caught and released this steelhead April 5 on the Pere Marquette River.

Steven Spence, of East Jordan, caught and released this 14lb steelhead while fishing on the Muskegon River near Croton, MI on April 26th, 2014.

caught a 12 inch blue gill in Michigan U.P. inland lake July 30 2013, had it mounted

Brooke Roeske caught this walleye while fishing with her dad on Black Lake in Cheyboygan County.

Caught on a tip-up in Rochester Hills, Michigan, at the Cub Scout Fish-O-Ree in February 2014.

His first crappie ever first ice fish ever

Nick Wilson, of Freeland, caught and released this 32-inch pike while ice fishing for walleyes on the Tittabawassee River.

My 1st salmon caught with my Grandpa in Lake Michigan off White Lake

Kathy Stoike, of Holland, caught this 36-inch, 12-pound Lake Trout while ice fishing for perch on Lake Macatawa on January 18, 2014.

Chase Gowell, Gavin Grice, of Montague and Garett Pope, of Manchester show off their catch from Oceana County on Dec 31, 2013

61 inch White Sturgeon I caught on Saginaw River through the ice. I was using 10 lb test line!

Cory caught an 18 1/2 inch bass, on Muskegon Lake, in Michigan, at Fisherman's Landing Campground.

Clinton Warfield of Lansing Michigan caught this 10 1/2-inch red eared blue gill weighing at least one pound on a lake in southern Eaton County using a chartruse twister and lead headed jig on Monday September 16th 2013

My son's first walleye ever! He is 6'3" to give you a better idea how big it is. " She had no eggs!" I caught two 31" 10 pounders that day also

Jack caught this largemouth 22" Largemouth bass while fishing a farm pond in Huron County on Sept 1st

Maxwell Zeedyk, of Holland, caught his first two fish (perch) while fishing on Lake Michigan off Holland with his grandpa on September 3, 2013

Chelsea Hudson, of Fenton, caught this 27-inch walleye on a crawler harness trolling through the Portage in Houghton on August 31st, 2012.

Shauna Henige, of New Lothrop, reeled in this 20 lb. king salmon while fishing on Lake Michigan near Ludington on August 30, 2013.

Christine Howell, of Gaylord, caught this 20-inch, 4-pound, smallmouth bass on Otsego Lake 8/11/13 with just a 1/2 worm.

Got her first fish out of Lake Michigan. A 6.74 lb, 22 in. Brown Trout at Ludington, MI

Tony Cauchi, of New Hudson, Michigan, caught and released his first fish, a 14" Lake Erie Breast Bay Smallmouth Bass on 7/20/13

Chris Henning, of Westland, Michigan, caught and released this 25" Lake Erie Breast Bay Fresh Water Drum (Sheepshead) on 7/26/13.

Joe Cauchi, of New Hudson, Michigan, caught and released this 21-inch Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass on 7/20/13

Seven year old, Holden Ross of Grand Haven, caught a 19" small mouth bass on Burt Lake on July 11, 2013. It took a team effort with his dad, Justin, to bring the fish in.

Laura caught and released this bass from Michigan Center Lake while fishing from her kayak.

Ryan Glupker, age 7, 15" Bass using a rubber crawler at Campau Lake in Caledonia on Memorial day 2013

Rebecca Garges, of Cassopolis, Michigan, caught and released this 35-inch Northern Pike on Diamond Lake in Cassopolis Michigan on July 9, 2013.

Matt Wigton, of Highland Michigan, caught and released this 14.25" (Master Angler) Crappie on White Lake, July 2nd

Ryan Gunnett, of Manistee, caught this 25" German Brown Trout while spinner fishing with a Panther Martin near Manistee on July 3, 2013

Walleye 9-pounds, 2-ounces, and 30-inch's long caught in St. Clair River north of Marine City, Mi 06-19-13

Tucker Pinten, of Maybee, caught this 12" perch while fishing on Portage Lake near Chassell June 18th.

Tucker Pinten, of Maybee, caught this smallmouth bass while fishing on Portage Lake near Chassell June 16th.

Tucker Pinten, of Maybee, caught these smallmouth bass while fishing on Portage Lake near Chassell June 16th.

Tucker Pinten, of Maybee, caught this 36" Pike while fishing on Portage Lake near Chassell June 16th.

This 37-inch pike was caught in the River Raisin in Tecumseh on June 8, 2013

This 40-inch pike was caught in the River Raisin in Tecumseh by Paul Autry on June 12, 2013

Ryan Miller of Portage, MI caught and released a lunker bass. While fishing with plastics on a deep weed bed.

Jacob Thaens of Grand Ledge , caught a 19-1/2 inch large mouth bass, while fishing with a Sinko Rubber Worm in Blue Lake near Mecosta on opening morning of bass season.

John Bielat, of Lincoln Park Michigan, caught a 70-pound 60+ in Sturgeon caught and released on 6/2/13 on the Detroit River

Brooke Sheldon, of Hale, Michigan, successful day of trout fishing, near Hale on April 27, 2013.

Di Libby, of Cheboygan, speared this hog on Mullett Lake in March 2012 it was 15-pounds & was 28.4-inches long

Chase Gowell (age 8) of Montague ran to the tip-up and pulled in this nice 7-lb northern from Pentwater Lake on Feb 23, 2013

John Kulakowsky, of Famington Hills, Mich., speared this 39-inch, 15-pound northern pike on Union Lake, in Oakland County, on Feb. 22, 2013.

Betty Roeske while fishing with her granddaughter Brooke and son Ray speared this 44"- 21 pound Northern Pike.

Tom Molette of Wyoming, MI caught this 6 lb., 26" Walleye on a tip-up, Feb. 6, 2013 fishing Lake Bellaire in Bellaire, MI. Tom was fishing with his Future Father-in-law, Kevin Taylor.

Caught this crappie on a lake in Lapeer County on Jan. 28th 2013. It was 17" long and weighed 3lbs.

Tina Cook, of Bergland, Michigan, caught a 29 3/4-inch, 9-pound, 12-ounce walleye while ice fishing on Lake Gogebic on Jan. 26, 2013

Kristen Vennettilli caught a crappie and a bluegill while ice fishing off the canals of Lake St. Clair in New Baltimore MI on a bright yellow jig with gold sparkles the crappie is very beautiful and almost lost him getting him out of the hole

6-year-old Brody Thompson, of Spruce, Michigan, caught his best pike ever on a tip-up. He grabbed the line when the tip-up went off and started pulling. He told his Grandpa it feels like a big one. They were both stunned when Brody dragged it onto the ice.

53-inch muskie caught on Lake St Clair by Pat Ward casting a Bondy 2.0 on Sept. 13th

Bill Panagos of Livonia caught this huge Smallie in the Middle Channel off the deep side of a wreck.

Fran LaBonte of Klines Resort boated this lunker gill on July 15, 2012 from Portage Lake on a slip bobber rig and a Night Crawler

Alexis is 8 years old and loves to fish! She caught this Largemouth bass on Little Twin Lake this summer on a Hook and worm. Way to go Lexi!

9 year old son caught this on a spin casting rod and crank bait...(Great time) Caught/released 8/15/2012 caught in Byron Center Michigan, Just south of Grand Rapids

Brooke Roeske caught this nice steelhead while fishing with her dad and dog Zoe on Lake Huron July of 2012 using downriggers and a silver streak spoon.

Brian Williams caught this 20+lb. King Salmon on Lake Michigan, off Little Sable Point, on Aug. 1, 2012, while fishing with his Dad on the "Slammon," using Wire Dipsey with Spin Doctor & Fly.

Mike Rogers caught this 36" almost 11 lb. Northern while trolling a Rapala Shad Rap on Burt Lake the morning of July 2, 2012

Caught and released by Brenda Donley, Lake Isabella, MI on Brevort Lake, Mackinac County, June 6, 2012 using a perch colored F7 Rapala while trolling.

Meghan McGillis caught this 20" walleye fishing with her dad on 7-18-12

Katie McGillis, senior at U of M, caught this 18" walleye while fishing with her dad on 7-19

Fishing in front of our store at SHOOLTZ'S LANDING off shore on the MARTINY LAKE FLOODING in Mecosta. 16 inches, caught it on a Big Red worm.

Mike Pelkey from Livonia caught this bruiser on an annual Canada trip

My son Justin (14) caught this 6-pound, 23-inch bass on School Section Lake in Van Buren County in 2011 We were attending a family members house warming party when Justin caught this bass off the end of their dock. Justin has not been invited back to fish.......

Tom & Chuck Case, ages 12 & 14, caught this string of silver bass with their father in the Detroit River in May, 1955.  They were in the boat their father, a policeman, built.  At work, it was known as "Snuffy's Garbage Scow."

 

Here is a big fish story. This is a 35" 17.02 lb Steel-head caught on 12-27-11 at 4:30 am at tippy dam I will submit this fish for a master angler award with the state of Mich. and In-fisherman

This is the second picture of the boys displaying bass caught in their great-grandfathers farm pond which as you can see continues to yield some nice fish.  Photos are L to R:  Brad Nelson, Ryan Keeley, Joe Woodard, Jordan Keeley, Matt Woodard and Josh Keeley.  The photo when they were young was taken in late summer of 1995.  The "boys" got together again in October of 2006 for another fishing foray.  Although they all still fish, Brad Nelson is serving in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Louisiana submarine, Ryan Keeley is in the U.S. Marines stationed at 29 Palms, California and Josh Keeley is in the U.S. Army Reserve currently working and attending college in Alabama.  Joe, Jordan, and Matt still get out and fish occasionally and all look forward to when they can all get together for another trip to grandpa's pond.  We also have 3 younger grandsons ages 6, 7, and 9, who are carrying on the family tradition and waiting for the next trip to the pond.  The boys are the grandsons of Glen Jr. and Donita Keeley and the farm pond is located near Gobles.   We thought perhaps you'd  find this of interest for publication in the Michigan Outdoor News.  If you need any additional information call Glen Keeley, Jr  at 269-628-2696(home) or 269-806-7500 (cell). 

These pictures are of a family displaying bass caught in their great-grandfathers farm pond which as you can see continues to yield some nice fish.  Photos are L to R:  Brad Nelson, Ryan Keeley, Joe Woodard, Jordan Keeley, Matt Woodard and Josh Keeley.  The photo when they were young was taken in late summer of 1995.  The "boys" get together often to fish and we got this picture of them together again in October of 2006 for another fishing foray.  Although they all still fish, Brad Nelson is serving in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Louisiana submarine, Ryan Keeley is in the U.S. Marines stationed at 29 Palms, California and Josh Keeley is in the U.S. Army Reserve currently working and attending college in Alabama.  Joe, Jordan, and Matt still get out and fish occasionally and all look forward to when they can all get together for another trip to grandpa's pond.  We also have 3 younger grandsons ages 6, 7, and 9, who are carrying on the family tradition and waiting for the next trip to the pond.  The boys are the grandsons of Glen Jr. and Donita Keeley and the farm pond is located near Gobles.   We thought perhaps you'd  find this of interest for publication in the Michigan Outdoor News.  If you need any additional information call Glen Keeley, Jr  at 269-628-2696(home) or 269-806-7500 (cell). 

Katie Tackett of Howell Michigan holding one of her 6 Salmon caught in August on Lake Michigan, Ludington.  Katie caught two King Salmon weighing over 20 lbs.

Mike Tackett of Wayne with a 29 inch, 20lb King Salmon caught on Lake Michigan out of Ludington.

9 1/2-POUND KING SALMON  CAUGHT UP NORTH BY OUR GRANDSON IN SEPT 2011 

On the Fourth of July, Nathan caught this monster largemouth, 21-inches and 5.5 lbs, bouncing a rubber frog over the lily pads. This was the second giant in 15 minutes. The first was 19 inches.

Meghan McGillis caught and released this 16" smallmouth bass on July 4th, 2011 on Presque Isle's Grand Lake.  Fish hit an orange flatfish.

Daughter, Alissa caught and released this 9 pound walleye from a central Minnesota lake on July 3rd. The fish was netted by her brother Derrick.