Southern Lower Peninsula Fishing Report – April 10th, 2015
Lake St. Clair Ice is melting quickly on Lake St. Clair, and fishing has stalled for the time being. Action should start to pick up in the open water in the canals as warm weather
Lake St. Clair Ice is melting quickly on Lake St. Clair, and fishing has stalled for the time being. Action should start to pick up in the open water in the canals as warm weather
Saginaw Bay Area A few anglers were navigating the ice on Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay last week, but conditions were deteriorating quickly, and ice fishing has likely ended by now. A few small perch were
Traverse City Area Ice is shot on inland lakes in Grand Traverse County, and anglers are targetting steelhead in the Betsie and Boardman rivers. So far, action has been slow, but warm weather and rain
Pickford Area There was still safe ice on Munuscong Bay last week, and anglers there were catching fair numbers of yellow perch. With rain and warm weather in the forecast, the ice wasn’t expected to

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