
Lake St. Clair: Must-have lures for smallies
The fun thing about fishing for St. Clair smallmouths is that you can catch ‘em a number of different ways. Being that the majority of the lake is 20 feet deep or less, there are

The fun thing about fishing for St. Clair smallmouths is that you can catch ‘em a number of different ways. Being that the majority of the lake is 20 feet deep or less, there are

On Lake Michigan, just as the water temps were setting up better for perch and salmon, a big north blow predicted for this weekend will disrupt fishing. again.

Walleyes are numerous, but they’re not very big. It’s seems to have always been that way in Crescent, which continues to hold an abundant, naturally-reproduced walleye population.

Michigan Outdoor News Editor Bill Parker takes a look at the smallmouth bass bite on Lake St. Clair and other action around the state.

Tooley Pond is just a dot on the map, unless you happen to be a small-boat bass angler.

Fishing for warm-water species has been slow, with most of the action occurring mornings and evenings around cover such as weed beds. On the big lakes, action for cold-water species like lake trout and salmon

Due to a low abundance, the Wisconsin DNR has begun a stocking initiative and plans to stock about 9,280 large fingerling walleyes every other fall in even-numbered years.

Water levels are high and water temps are, well, about the same. So how’s that impacting the bite on state fisheries?

There was a little bump in the road last week with the return of warm weather that again forced water temperatures to climb. This up-and-down fluctuation in lake temperatures seems to have walleyes not knowing
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