Jan 2009
AAA Fishing Report
Jan 29, 2009 08:24 PM Filed in: Fishing
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Lake St.
Clair
Off of Fair Haven, Anchor Bay is spotty for perch, but spear fishing pike is good. There is a lot of snow on the ice and drifts can get up to a few feet.
Off of St. Clair Shores the activity is great for walleye in the evening hours.Also off of Selfridge the morning hours are very good and then again in the late afternoon. Orange and silver are popular colors and Do-jiggers are working well.
Perch action is only getting better for anglers in the Rock Wood, Flat Rock, Grosse Ile, and Gibraltar areas. Anglers are averaging 20 to 40 perch around the Erie Metro Park Marina. Mousies, wax worms, wigglers and green and pink teardrops are working well, pink is especially hot. Gibraltar canals are kicking with perch, anglers can expect to get limits but weeding through is necessary. Airport Bay is producing large quantities of yellow perch.
Off of Monroe, anglers are marking fish, but the fish just are not biting. The ice is very good ranging between 8-12 inches thick. Anglers fishing near Stony Point or Brest Bay are getting out on four-wheelers and going out one to three miles. Popular baits include spoons, jigs with Rapalas and walleye minnows. Anglers fishing off of the Banana Dyke in Berlin Township are doing well for perch and an occasional walleye in the mix. Remember that to get to the Banana Dyke you are on State Game Area, and motorized vehicles are not permitted, so anglers need to be prepared for a lengthy hike.
In the Bellville area, Ford and Bellville lakes are on fire for perch, crappie, walleye and limits of blue gill. Sorting is necessary on perch catches. A few anglers have pulled in limits of crappie in 45 minutes hitting a group of crappie passing through. In the surrounding areas, all inland lakes, ponds and gravel pits are doing well on a variety of fish. Mousies, wax worms, walleye minnows, big pike chubs and Emerald Shiners are popular baits. Four Mile Lake is giving up plenty of nice sized crappie and hammer handle size pike. An angler yesterday pulling in a 10-inch crappie had a 29 inch pike grab on to the crappie, nice surprise landing that pike.
Information providers: South Street Tackle-Belleville; Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe, and Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores. East:
The 22nd Annual “Shiver on the River” walleye contest in Saginaw begins this Saturday and runs through February 14. All entries, online or in person, must be purchased on or before January 30. Register at www.Mlive.com/shiver.
Anglers fishing off of the Bay Port area are doing well for walleye just off Thomas Road and seven miles out. Mud Creek is giving up some walleye and perch remain great using chartreuse beads in the early morning and late at night.
Off of the Standish area, Saginaw Bay is providing plenty of good walleye action 5 ½ to 6 miles out. Anglers are fishing in 19 to 22 feet of water with great success. Small lures, quarter ounce size, and Cleo’s or Do-jiggers all working very well. Don’t forget about the “Walleye Fishing Seminar & Tournament” taking place February 7 and 8. Call 989-846-1809 or 989-846-6065 to register.
Port Sanilac anglers will find a few perch and brown trout. Lexington anglers are fishing in 30-40 feet of water during the early morning hours before the traffic starts for perch and a few steelhead. Wigglers,large Emerald shiners and spawn are baits of choice. Most ponds around the Port Huron area are producing nice numbers of pike and blue gill. Sucker chubs work well on pike, blue gill are small in size.
Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; 1st and Main-Bay Port, and Eagle Bay Marina-Standish.
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AAA Fishing Report
Jan 22, 2009 06:35 PM Filed in: Fishing
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Lake St.
Clair
Southeast:
Good action in Fair Haven on Anchor Bay. Pike spearing is good, perch activity is good, but fish are small in size and anglers will need to sort. Ice ranges 8 to 12 inches thick and popular baits include minnows and jigs with spikes.
Anglers are doing well around St. Clair Shores for walleye, particularly near Gino’s Surf and Metropolitan Beach. Perch are active but small. Anglers will find decent activity in 8 to 9 feet of water during the morning hours. Wigglers seem to do the trick.
Downriver anglers are certainly seeing an improvement with ice conditions. Good ice averaging 12 to 15 inches thick can be found around Rock Wood near the Metro Park Marina. Perch and blue gill are active but fish are small in size. The Banana Dyke is giving up plenty of perch, typically anglers are keeping 20 to 30 fish, and an occasional blue gill in the mix. Overall the action in the Gibraltar canals has slowed down this week, but near the South Gibraltar Road towards the north end the perch are biting but sorting is necessary. Airport Bay is hard to access but anglers getting out are finding that pike, blue gill, and perch are biting on wax worms and spikes. Frenchman’s Creek is also giving up nice catches of blue gill on mousies and wigglers.
Around Monroe, the ice is good at Stoney Point and anglers are jigging for perch. Brest Bay has solid ice and the walleye fishing is really good after 5:30 p.m. Activity has slowed around Bolles Harbor and slim picking around Luna Pier.
Mill Pond near Dexter is giving up nice catches of perch and crappie. Near Pinckney, Joslin Lake is decent for perch and crappie and Wild Goose Lake has some great action for big blue gill. South Lake near Chelsea has fair fishing taking place and fishing improves over on Four Mile Lake where good numbers of pike and blue gill are biting.
Belleville and Ford lakes are both fair for perch and crappie, but really good for blue gill fishing. Overall fish are biting on several baits that include chubs, spikes, golden shiners, and walleye minnows.
Information providers: South Street Tackle-Belleville; Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe, and Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores.
East:
Linwood fishing is good for anglers looking for walleye, 10 to 14 feet of water seems to be popular and closer to shore fairs well for perch. Ice conditions are good, but caution should still be exercised.
Bay City area anglers are finding good ice and fishing is taking place all over for perch and walleye. Walleye are biting on jigs and Rapalas on the Saginaw Bay and River. Perch action is good around Sebawaing and Quanicassee in two to three feet of water using teardrops and perch rigs.
Off of the Bay Port area, Mudd Creek continues to give up nice catches of perch. Anglers are still using jack hooks and chartreuse beads with good success. Some walleye are starting to run.
Anglers fishing in the Standish area will find outstanding angling for walleye on Eagle Bay in 12 to 20 feet of water and fishing three to six miles out. Ice is solid and measuring up to 14 inches. Mark your calendar for the “Walleye Fishing Seminar & Tournament” coming February 7 and 8. Call 989-846-1809 or 989-846-6065 to register.
Information providers: Michigan Sportsman-Bay City; 1st and Main-Bay Port; Frank’s Great Outdoors-Linwood, and Eagle Bay Marina-Standish.
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Good action in Fair Haven on Anchor Bay. Pike spearing is good, perch activity is good, but fish are small in size and anglers will need to sort. Ice ranges 8 to 12 inches thick and popular baits include minnows and jigs with spikes.
Anglers are doing well around St. Clair Shores for walleye, particularly near Gino’s Surf and Metropolitan Beach. Perch are active but small. Anglers will find decent activity in 8 to 9 feet of water during the morning hours. Wigglers seem to do the trick.
Downriver anglers are certainly seeing an improvement with ice conditions. Good ice averaging 12 to 15 inches thick can be found around Rock Wood near the Metro Park Marina. Perch and blue gill are active but fish are small in size. The Banana Dyke is giving up plenty of perch, typically anglers are keeping 20 to 30 fish, and an occasional blue gill in the mix. Overall the action in the Gibraltar canals has slowed down this week, but near the South Gibraltar Road towards the north end the perch are biting but sorting is necessary. Airport Bay is hard to access but anglers getting out are finding that pike, blue gill, and perch are biting on wax worms and spikes. Frenchman’s Creek is also giving up nice catches of blue gill on mousies and wigglers.
Around Monroe, the ice is good at Stoney Point and anglers are jigging for perch. Brest Bay has solid ice and the walleye fishing is really good after 5:30 p.m. Activity has slowed around Bolles Harbor and slim picking around Luna Pier.
Mill Pond near Dexter is giving up nice catches of perch and crappie. Near Pinckney, Joslin Lake is decent for perch and crappie and Wild Goose Lake has some great action for big blue gill. South Lake near Chelsea has fair fishing taking place and fishing improves over on Four Mile Lake where good numbers of pike and blue gill are biting.
Belleville and Ford lakes are both fair for perch and crappie, but really good for blue gill fishing. Overall fish are biting on several baits that include chubs, spikes, golden shiners, and walleye minnows.
Information providers: South Street Tackle-Belleville; Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rock Wood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe, and Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores.
East:
Linwood fishing is good for anglers looking for walleye, 10 to 14 feet of water seems to be popular and closer to shore fairs well for perch. Ice conditions are good, but caution should still be exercised.
Bay City area anglers are finding good ice and fishing is taking place all over for perch and walleye. Walleye are biting on jigs and Rapalas on the Saginaw Bay and River. Perch action is good around Sebawaing and Quanicassee in two to three feet of water using teardrops and perch rigs.
Off of the Bay Port area, Mudd Creek continues to give up nice catches of perch. Anglers are still using jack hooks and chartreuse beads with good success. Some walleye are starting to run.
Anglers fishing in the Standish area will find outstanding angling for walleye on Eagle Bay in 12 to 20 feet of water and fishing three to six miles out. Ice is solid and measuring up to 14 inches. Mark your calendar for the “Walleye Fishing Seminar & Tournament” coming February 7 and 8. Call 989-846-1809 or 989-846-6065 to register.
Information providers: Michigan Sportsman-Bay City; 1st and Main-Bay Port; Frank’s Great Outdoors-Linwood, and Eagle Bay Marina-Standish.
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AAA Fishing Report
Jan 15, 2009 08:13 PM Filed in: Fishing
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Lake St.
Clair
East:
Around Caseville, lake trout fishing is temperamental, out of the River is good, off of the break wall not so good changes day to day. Ice is averaging 10-inches in depth and anglers are reminded that trout from the River are legal, but trout off the break wall must be tossed back.
Ice fishing is picking up around the Bay City area. Ice is forming on the Saginaw River. Anglers should still be very careful at this point. Near the Independence Bridge, walleye action is spotty. Anglers fishing the area are using a variety of lures and baits. Rapalas and jig heads seem to be working ok and the popular colors include yellow, orange, green, silver and blue.
Anglers fishing around Bay Port can expect good solid ice averaging 12-inches. Perch are biting at Mudd Creek on minnows, wax worms, jack hooks with chartreuse beads. In the perch mix an angler pulled in a five pound walleye, certainly a keeper.
Port Sanilac anglers are pulling in a few perch. Around Lexington there are numerous anglers out on the ice, steelhead action is decent and only a few perch are hitting. The popular baits seem to be Emerald Shiners and wax worms. Port Huron activity has slowed and the Boardwalk is shut down at this point. St. Clair anglers are finding some blue gill action fishing around various marinas.
Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City, and 1st and Main-Bay Port.
Southeast:
Around the Fair Haven area, the ice is improving daily and Anchor Bay is registering 7-8 inches. Anglers are doing well for northern pike, mostly spearing.
St. Clair Shores anglers are finding plenty of small size fish, blue gill and crappie near Gino’s Surf and a few around Metro Beach. Angling seems to be hit or miss and it seems that small fish are the rule.
Anglers headed down river will find some nice perch available near the Metro Park Marina near Rock Wood. The ice is 8-inches and the baits of choice include minnows, wax worms and wigglers. Gibraltar canals are giving up decent counts of perch on minnows as well as Airport Bay. Near the Banana Dyke the ice is averaging 6-inches and wigglers are working well on perch with anglers getting 15-20 in a trip. The Detroit River has mushy ice, but improving everyday. The Huron River has no activity at this point due to a very heavy ice flow.
Off of the Monroe area, Bolles Harbor has some mushy ice and improving. Brest Bay is averaging five to six inches of ice but the walleye fishing is extremely slow with anglers only getting one or two per person during a few hours of fishing.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rockwood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe, and Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores.
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Around Caseville, lake trout fishing is temperamental, out of the River is good, off of the break wall not so good changes day to day. Ice is averaging 10-inches in depth and anglers are reminded that trout from the River are legal, but trout off the break wall must be tossed back.
Ice fishing is picking up around the Bay City area. Ice is forming on the Saginaw River. Anglers should still be very careful at this point. Near the Independence Bridge, walleye action is spotty. Anglers fishing the area are using a variety of lures and baits. Rapalas and jig heads seem to be working ok and the popular colors include yellow, orange, green, silver and blue.
Anglers fishing around Bay Port can expect good solid ice averaging 12-inches. Perch are biting at Mudd Creek on minnows, wax worms, jack hooks with chartreuse beads. In the perch mix an angler pulled in a five pound walleye, certainly a keeper.
Port Sanilac anglers are pulling in a few perch. Around Lexington there are numerous anglers out on the ice, steelhead action is decent and only a few perch are hitting. The popular baits seem to be Emerald Shiners and wax worms. Port Huron activity has slowed and the Boardwalk is shut down at this point. St. Clair anglers are finding some blue gill action fishing around various marinas.
Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City, and 1st and Main-Bay Port.
Southeast:
Around the Fair Haven area, the ice is improving daily and Anchor Bay is registering 7-8 inches. Anglers are doing well for northern pike, mostly spearing.
St. Clair Shores anglers are finding plenty of small size fish, blue gill and crappie near Gino’s Surf and a few around Metro Beach. Angling seems to be hit or miss and it seems that small fish are the rule.
Anglers headed down river will find some nice perch available near the Metro Park Marina near Rock Wood. The ice is 8-inches and the baits of choice include minnows, wax worms and wigglers. Gibraltar canals are giving up decent counts of perch on minnows as well as Airport Bay. Near the Banana Dyke the ice is averaging 6-inches and wigglers are working well on perch with anglers getting 15-20 in a trip. The Detroit River has mushy ice, but improving everyday. The Huron River has no activity at this point due to a very heavy ice flow.
Off of the Monroe area, Bolles Harbor has some mushy ice and improving. Brest Bay is averaging five to six inches of ice but the walleye fishing is extremely slow with anglers only getting one or two per person during a few hours of fishing.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rockwood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe, and Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores.
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AAA Fishing Report
Southeast:
Near Algonac and Fair Haven, anglers are fishing on Anchor Bay near the Raft Bar. Some blue gill being pulled out of the shallow waters on wigglers, spikes, wax worms and minnows. Plenty of anglers are ice fishing near Gino's Surf. Ice is 4-7 inches across Bouvier Bay and decent action is taking place near the Bouvier Bridge for perch, and blue gill. Saginaw Bay is giving up good numbers of perch, and many times anglers are getting limits.
Near Rock Wood good ice has formed near the Erie Metro Park Marina where good angling action is taking place for perch on shiners and tear drops. Around Grosse Ile, Airport Bay, Pte. Mouille, and the Banana Dyke, anglers are getting nice numbers of yellow perch and blue gill when using mousies and tear drops. Perch action is very good around the canals of Gibraltar. The Huron River is giving up some nice sized steelhead in the 8-10 pound range on spawn. Anglers will have to deal with ice chunks and heavy ice flowing. Use extreme caution.
Off of the Monroe area, angling activity is minimal due to open water, windy conditions and the fact that the Detroit Edison Plant is dumping thousands of gallons of warm water preventing ice from forming. The Raisin River is still running very high, use caution.
Ford and Independence lakes near the Belleville area have good ice and anglers are doing well for crappie, perch, and pike on wax worms, and pike chubs.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rockwood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac, and South Street Tackle-Belleville.
East:
Near Bay City, Hidden Harbor is producing good numbers of walleye on jigs and Rapalas. The ice is good and measures 9-10 inches thick. Now the ice on the Saginaw River is not safe just yet. Near Quanicassee the perch fishing is good.
Off of Bay Port anglers are walking on the ice but watch for big cracks. Rose Island and Mudd Creek have some sporadic walleye activity for anglers with plenty of patience.
In Port Huron the ice has firmed up and steelhead activity is decent when using Emerald shiners near the water filtration plant. Ice shanties are popping up off of Lexington and perch and steelhead action is good. Be sure to register your fish if you see the DNR census representative in the area. Lake St. Clair is frozen and anglers are getting some small blue gill and a few perch. Evening hours seem to be better for pulling in the bigger fish.
Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City, and 1st and Main-Bay Port.
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Near Algonac and Fair Haven, anglers are fishing on Anchor Bay near the Raft Bar. Some blue gill being pulled out of the shallow waters on wigglers, spikes, wax worms and minnows. Plenty of anglers are ice fishing near Gino's Surf. Ice is 4-7 inches across Bouvier Bay and decent action is taking place near the Bouvier Bridge for perch, and blue gill. Saginaw Bay is giving up good numbers of perch, and many times anglers are getting limits.
Near Rock Wood good ice has formed near the Erie Metro Park Marina where good angling action is taking place for perch on shiners and tear drops. Around Grosse Ile, Airport Bay, Pte. Mouille, and the Banana Dyke, anglers are getting nice numbers of yellow perch and blue gill when using mousies and tear drops. Perch action is very good around the canals of Gibraltar. The Huron River is giving up some nice sized steelhead in the 8-10 pound range on spawn. Anglers will have to deal with ice chunks and heavy ice flowing. Use extreme caution.
Off of the Monroe area, angling activity is minimal due to open water, windy conditions and the fact that the Detroit Edison Plant is dumping thousands of gallons of warm water preventing ice from forming. The Raisin River is still running very high, use caution.
Ford and Independence lakes near the Belleville area have good ice and anglers are doing well for crappie, perch, and pike on wax worms, and pike chubs.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fairhaven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Rockwood; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Lakeside Fishing Shop-St. Clair Shores; Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac, and South Street Tackle-Belleville.
East:
Near Bay City, Hidden Harbor is producing good numbers of walleye on jigs and Rapalas. The ice is good and measures 9-10 inches thick. Now the ice on the Saginaw River is not safe just yet. Near Quanicassee the perch fishing is good.
Off of Bay Port anglers are walking on the ice but watch for big cracks. Rose Island and Mudd Creek have some sporadic walleye activity for anglers with plenty of patience.
In Port Huron the ice has firmed up and steelhead activity is decent when using Emerald shiners near the water filtration plant. Ice shanties are popping up off of Lexington and perch and steelhead action is good. Be sure to register your fish if you see the DNR census representative in the area. Lake St. Clair is frozen and anglers are getting some small blue gill and a few perch. Evening hours seem to be better for pulling in the bigger fish.
Information providers: Anderson’s Pro Bait-Port Huron; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City, and 1st and Main-Bay Port.
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VHS Interim Rule Delayed Indefinitely
Jan 05, 2009 08:03 PM Filed in: VHS | Government
Here's the page from
today's (01/02/09) Federal Register which contains
the notice of delay of eff. date of the VHS interim
rule:
VHS indef. delay eff. date in FR.01.02.09
VHS indef. delay eff. date in FR.01.02.09
Emerald Shiner Article
Jan 04, 2009 07:33 PM Filed in: DNR
