Southeast:

All around Algonac a variety of fish are being caught in the channels. Sturgeon action is still good around Pearl Beach, and off of the St. Clair Light some really nice catches of perch and walleye are being reeled in. Some musky action is taking place on Lake St. Clair. Angling action around the firecracker and on Anchor Bay has slowed down.

From Wyandotte to Rockwood the perch action is hot on the Detroit River especially east of Celeron Island, both sides of the Cross Dyke, around Sugar Island and the Metro Park Marina. Perch activity is also great on the Huron River and south of Rat Island. Walleye activity is good on the Raisin River, the lower Trenton Channel of the Detroit River. Hot spots include in front of Humbug Marsh, south of the Detroit Light, all around Celeron Island, and between Toledo Beach and the Dumping Grounds.

Near the Monroe area, perch action is starting to pick up off of Bolles Harbor, Stoney Point, and the E-buoy in 26-28 feet of water.

A little further to the south, Lake Erie anglers will find the perch hitting around Turtle Island and Toledo Beach, as well as off of the Sputnik and McDonald buoys. Walleye activity is decent near Turtle Island and off of West Sister Island in 30-feet of water.

In the Fair Haven area, not much has changed from last week with walleye and perch still active around Grass Island. Crawlers remain the bait of choice for angling activity on Anchor Bay for nice quantities of small and large mouth bass.

In the St. Clair Shores area, walleye, bass, catfish and musky are abundant on Lake St. Clair in 70-80 feet of water. Best activity is taking place north of the St. Clair Light. Night crawlers, Hot-n-Tots, and River Warts are working well.

Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Lakeside-St. Clair Shores and Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac.

East:

Around Essexville and the Bay City area, the walleye may not be biting, but the perch are hitting on minnows around the west and east side of the Spark Plug.

Around Linwood, the walleye have moved off to the deeper waters on Saginaw Bay. Perch action is good near the shipping channels. Lake Huron is starting to give up nice catches of salmon.

Off of Harbor Beach, Lake Huron is producing decent perch catches on shiners. Walleye are being caught further out in deeper waters, and salmon action is picking up.

Information providers: Frank’s Great Outdoors-Linwood; Michigan Sportsman-Essexville and Frank’s Place-Harbor Beach.

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Calkins Bridge Dam on the Kalamazoo River: Press Release
Black Bear Management Plan: Press Release
Salmon Bag Limits: Press Release Frequently Asked Questions
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Lake Erie - Walleye fishing was good in recent days with fish caught off Bolles Harbor. Most anglers are slow trolling with bottom bouncers around the E Buoy. Perch fishing was fair with fish caught near Stony Point when using minnows. Some nice largemouth bass were caught on jigs near the mouth of the River Raisin.

Huron River - Smallmouth action has picked up over the last week. Anglers are using leeches and crayfish. Largemouth bass are hitting on crawlers. Carp and freshwater drum are still being caught.

Detroit River - Walleye fishing was fair in the Trenton Channel. Some are back to jigging with a worm or leech while others are still trolling or drifting a bottom bouncer with a crawler harness. Perch were caught in the weedbeds in the lower river.

Lake St. Clair - Continues to provide excellent muskie fishing.

Lexington - Boat anglers were marking perch around the weedbeds but no bite.

Grindstone City - Boats trolling for lake trout are heading out to waters 150 feet deep. Try spoons or plugs.

Port Austin - Walleye anglers are heading back west toward the reefs. Smallmouth bass were also caught. Those trolling for lake trout are doing best northeast of the port in 130 to 150 feet of water.

Saginaw Bay - Walleyes are still hitting east and northeast of the Spark Plug in 19 to 23 feet of water and north of Quanicassee in 13 to 15 feet of water. Very good walleye fishing was reported from 30 feet of water east of Eagle Bay Marina, formally known as Great Lakes Marina. Heading northwest off Sebewaing, a few walleye were caught over the Bar. Perch were hit-and-miss, but some were caught around the Black Hole northeast of Linwood and north of the Quanicassee River.

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Southeast:

Around the Algonac area small mouth bass continue to hit in Lake St. Clair and Anchor Bay on live bait. Perch action remains slow for anglers fishing Anchor Bay. Sturgeon action is good, while only a few walleye are hitting in the Middle, North and South Channels.

Around the Fair Haven area, walleye and perch are active near Grass Island and the walleye are biting on crawler harnesses. Anglers fishing anywhere on Anchor Bay are coming up with great catches of small and large mouth bass. Crawlers are working very well.

Around the Downriver area, the Detroit River is really starting to pick up for catfish from the lower end all the way up to the St. Clair Shores area. A variety of bait is working on catfish. Walleye activity is decent from the lower Trenton channel, mouth of the Detroit River and off of the Monroe and Flat Rock areas. Bottom bouncers, night crawlers and glow in the dark lures seem to be working best. Perch action on minnows is good on the lower Trenton Channel, around Celeron Island, throughout Gibraltar in most cuts and channels, off of Metro Park, the south side of the cross-dyke and off of Rat Island.

Off of the Monroe area, windy conditions and rough waters curtailed some anglers from getting out this week. Walleye activity has slowed a bit, but anglers can still reel in a few from out in front of the Fermi Power Plant in waters averaging 24-feet. Steady action for perch this week, best locations include near the Sputnik buoy, E-buoy, Luna Pier, Stony Point, and off of Toledo Beach in 16-17 feet of water and lined up with the water towers as well as right on the Michigan/Ohio line.

Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; and Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac.

East:

In the Linwood area, Saginaw Bay is giving up some walleye on a variety of baits and anglers are finding best results in deeper waters. Perch remain constant again this week in the shipping channels in 19-21 feet of water, south of the Black Hole. Salmon action on Lake Huron is picking up particularly for anglers fishing off the wreck, around Presque Isle, and off of Rogers City.

Around Bay City, Callahan Reef is giving up a few walleye and perch action is decent around buoy’s 18 and 19 and near the Black Hole.

Salmon activity around Harbor Beach is picking up especially south of the wall and when fishing down 20-30 feet.

Information providers: Frank’s Bait shop-Linwood; Frank’s Place Bait & Tackle-Harbor Beach, and Michigan Sportsman-Bay City.

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It's back to schools on Lake St. Clair
BY ERIC SHARP • FREE PRESS OUTDOORS WRITER • AUGUST 7, 2008

It's testimony to the amazingly increased water clarity in Lake St. Clair since the zebra mussels arrived about 20 years ago.

The jerkbaits we're using are running about six or seven feet down in 17 feet of water. The smallmouths are hanging out just above the cabbage weed on the bottom.

Yet the fish are able to see those lures coming and rocket up 10 feet to intercept them with strikes that feel like the lure has hit a wall.

"I think that most of the fish out here have never seen a lure," Dearborn bass guide Gerry Gostenik said as he watched Windsor angler Dave Isley work a four-pound smallmouth to the side of Gostenik's 21-foot Triton bass boat.

Reaching over the side to lip the fish and remove the hooks before releasing it, Gostenik said, "You can still catch smallmouths in the shallow water off the mile roads (at St. Clair Shores), but this time of year the big fish are roaming out here in deep water.

"I call these bass the Cabbage Patch Kids because that's where you find them. They're schooled up, but they're not everywhere. You sometimes have to move around some to find them, but when you do you can usually catch 20 or 30 before the bite stops."

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