Jul 2008
AAA Fishing Report
Anglers on Anchor Bay in the Fair Haven area are reeling in good numbers of smallmouth bass. The bass are hitting on a variety of baits. The perch action is spotty by buoy “B” and on the west side of Grass Island. The perch are mainly hitting on minnows.
The musky fishing is good on Lake St. Clair, especially on the Canadian side of the lake. Musky anglers are also reeling in a few walleye. The bass fishing is very good pretty much anywhere on the lake. The perch fishing is good out from the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 9 Mile and 10 Mile roads. Early mornings are the best times to be out for the perch.
The Detroit River near Wyandotte and Gibraltar is producing some very good bass fishing. The perch action is good around Sugar Island. Out on Lake Erie, the walleye fishing ranges from fair to good in front of the Fermi power plant and along the sputnik. The perch action is good between the “E” buoy and the “dumping grounds.” The walleye are hitting on crawlers, the perch prefer minnows as bait.
And at Belleville, the bluegill fishing is good on Belleville Lake, with both waxworms and leaf worms working well as bait. The bass fishing is fair on the lake, while the crappie fishing is slow.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Lakeside-St. Clair Shores; Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac, and South Street Tackle-Belleville.
East:
The perch action is improving on Saginaw Bay near Linwood. The best fishing is found along the edge of the shipping channel in water 20-23 feet deep. The walleye fishing is steady on the bay in water approximately 20 feet deep.
Out of the Bay City area, the walleye fishing is very good on Saginaw Bay. Early mornings are the best time to be out, with crawlers being the preferred bait. Anglers on the bay are also catching a few perch. The catfish and bass fishing on the Saginaw River is good.
Around Bay Port, the walleye fishing is very good a few miles west of North Island. The marble eyes are being caught with Hot-N-Tots or crawlers.
In the Harbor Beach area, the walleye fishing is good by the harbor. The walleye are hitting on crawler harnesses up to 55 feet below the surface, in water that is up to 65 feet deep. The lake trout and king salmon fishing is fair straight out from the harbor, in water 80 to 110 feet deep. The perch fishing is improving daily on Lake Huron between Wagner Park and Deckerville Rd. The perch are hitting on minnows, in water 24 to 35 feet deep. The bass fishing is good in the shallows along the Lake Huron shoreline from Grindstone City to Harbor Beach.
On Lake Huron north of Port Sanilac, good numbers of perch are being caught in water 22-25 feet deep. Around Lexington, by the state park, the perch action is also decent.
By Port Huron, the walleye fishing is improving on the St. Clair River. The silver bass fishing is very good at the mouth of the Black River. Minnows are working well as bait.
And from St. Clair to Marine City the bass fishing is good on the St. Clair River, the perch action is fair.
Information providers: Angler’s Rod & Sport-St. Clair; Frank’s Bait shop-Linwood; Frank’s Place Bait & Tackle-Harbor Beach; Great Lake Outfitters-Port Huron; and Michigan Sportsman-Bay City.
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State officials to meet over June fish kill
Gary Heinlein / Detroit News Lansing Bureau
LANSING -- Department of Natural Resources officials will meet this week with the Attorney General's Office over a fish kill on the Pigeon River caused by a massive release of sediment from an impoundment on a private ranch near Vanderbilt.
The release occurred the night of June 22, when a gate was opened on a dam at Song of the Morning Ranch, a private yoga center, DNR officials said.
Within three days, an array of stream fish that included chubs, white suckers, shiners, 62 brown trout, 25 brook trout and three rainbow trout had been killed by black sediments that flowed down the river. Forty of the brown trout were more than a foot long, said DNR spokeswoman Mary Dettloff.
"The sediment gets into their gills and basically suffocates them," Dettloff said.
DNR Fisheries Division Chief Kelly Smith said that since then, DNR investigators have performed a "full river assessment" to gather data about the amount of sediment released and the number of fish that were killed.
He said the agency is putting together the numbers now to determine how the incident compares to a 1984 fish kill when the same dam was opened at the same ranch.
In that incident, tons of silt swept down the river when the dam's gates were opened for cleaning.
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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080728/METRO/807280370/1409/METRO
AAA Fishing Report
The Detroit River continues to give up good walleye counts in 8-16 feet of water near the Detroit lighthouse, off of Banana Island and the mouth of the Detroit River. Lake Erie Metro Park, Sugar Island, and either side of Celeron are hot locations as well. Anglers are using crawler harnesses, hand lining, and trolling with spoons or Rapalas. Yellow perch are steadily picking up in and around Sugar Island in the weed pockets off the east side of Celeron along the weeds in 6-10 feet of water and the best bait seems to e shiner minnows on perch rigs. Small mouth bass are picking up near the mouth of the Detroit River and anglers are getting good results with Berkley Gulp leeches and Gulp Goby’s, as well as 4 or 5-inch salty tubes. Pointe Mouille is providing good catches or catfish for shore anglers around the south end or Roberts Road. Green worms and live shrimp are working best.
Algonac anglers continue to pull in nice catches of perch by the Fire Cracker on the South Channel. A few walleye are hitting in the south and middle channels. Plenty of action for bass on Lake St. Clair and the channels are also starting to pick up.
In the Fair Haven area, the perch action is fair in the south channel and near buoy’s 28 and 30 with plenty of sorting required. Straight out in front of the 400 Club in 14 feet of water perch are doing well with a few walleye and small mouth bass also biting. Walleye action on the St. Clair River has slowed a bit, but anglers are reeling in a few on crawler harnesses.
St. Clair Shores anglers are doing well for walleye near the dumping grounds when using crawler harnesses with a bottom bouncer. Early risers are finding good results for bass out of Lake St. Clair.
Around Monroe, anglers are using chartreuse and fire tiger baits with good results. Walleye are active near the Sputnik buoy, and perch are hitting around Luna Pier and the E-buoy near Bolles Harbor.
In the Belleville area, crappie, blue gill and walleye fishing is steady on both Ford and Belleville lakes. The majority of walleye are being caught in the early morning hours.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Lakeside-St. Clair Shores; Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac, and South Street Tackle-Belleville.
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Buying products made in Michigan can help state economy
Jul 23, 2008 04:45 PM Filed in: Michigan
by
Tony Dearing | The Flint
JournalIf a package of corn bread mix costs $6.50, and you find someone who sells the same thing for $6, you can put a value on that.
You just saved yourself 50 cents.
But what if that particular product, at a cost of $6.50, is made here in Michigan, and sold by a company headquartered in Michigan?
What value do you put on supporting a business that's based right here in our own state?
It's not as easy to put a dollar value on that.
But people must see some merit in it, based on the growing number of Web sites that promote Michigan companies and products, and the number of businesses that are eager to be featured on them.
I spent some time on these "Buy Michigan" sites after our article on the front page of the Business section last Sunday highlighted local firms that promote their products this way.
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http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/genesee_county_retailers_sell.html
Vietnam Memorial "The Moving Wall" Traveling to St. Clair County
"The Moving Wall" is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for more than twenty years. When John Devitt attended the 1982 dedication in Washington, he felt the positive power of "The Wall." He vowed to share that experience with those who did not have the opportunity to
go to Washington.
7/24/2008 - 7/28/2008
Algonac, MI at Riverfront Park
810-794-3000 or 810-650-7600
Date: 7/24/2008 - 8/4/2008
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Website: www.themovingwall.org
Cost: Free
DNR Go - Get Outdoors
GO Events Listing: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_36576---,00.html
AAA Fishing Report
Southeast:
Around the Algonac area, anglers are catching a lot of perch by the Fire Cracker on the South Channel, and plenty of bass near the light house. Bass are very active in the channels as they are on the move to cooler waters. Patient walleye anglers are reeling in a few from the North Channel.
Near the Fair Haven area, angling action is a bit slow this week thanks to high winds and rain that stirred up the waters. Night crawlers are working decent on blue gill, and a few walleye.
Walleye action remains great on the lower portion and mouth of the Detroit River in 8-14 feet of water, with the weed line a good bet for some decent size fish. Another good walleye location is off the Bell Buoy out in front of the Fermi Power Plant in 20-26 feet of water. One walleye angler pulled in a steelhead off of Sugar Island while hand lining. Walleye are averaging 2 ½ pounds with the typical catch ranging from 2-10 fish. Congratulations to Vic Vatalaro from Kent Ohio, the second place winner of the FLW Bass Tournament this past weekend, he purchased his bait and license from Bottom Line Bait and Tackle in Flat Rock. Yellow perch in 15-30 feet of water are being reeled in around Red Island (Pointe Mouille) and the action is also good between Celeron and Grosse Ile in 6-9 feet of water and near the weed line, anglers are averaging 15-30 keepers, most in the 15-inch range. Point Mouille and the Huron River is giving up plenty of bass on Kelly worms, night crawlers and top water baits, while catfish are biting on shrimp and green crawlers.
In the Monroe area, walleye are hitting on chartreuse and purple baits straight out in front of Bolles Harbor, the Sputnik buoy remains a great hot spot The E-buoy is also a great location for perch as well as Luna Pier and the dumping grounds, two miles off of Bolles Harbor.
Belleville area anglers are catching plenty of channel cats near Sandy’s Marina and under the big bridge and near Rawsonville Road. Blue gill and crappie are active on Ford and Belleville lakes. Leeches and worms are the top choice.
Information providers: Bluewater Bait-Fair Haven; Bottom Line Bait & Tackle-Flat Rock; Erie Party Shoppe-Monroe; Mackie’s Bait & Tackle-Algonac, and South Street Tackle-Belleville.
East:
In the Bay City area, anglers are doing great on walleye, and perch are active between Oakhurst and AuGres in 5-25 feet of water. Best baits include crawler harnesses, small spoons with a mini disk and Hot-N-Tots.
In the Linwood area, Saginaw Bay is giving up consistent walleye in 20-22 feet of water. King salmon are just starting on Lake Huron and are active around Rogers City.
In the Bay Port area, windy conditions have slowed angling activity a bit, but walleye remain active and chartreuse crawler harnesses are doing the trick.
St. Clair anglers are pulling in some really large perch biting on crawlers and minnows, while good size bass are biting on just about everything. Walleye are hit or miss at this time.
Harbor Beach has great fishing conditions for walleye on night crawlers or crawler harnesses. Perch are active on minnows around Forestville and Wagner Park, and some big fish are off of Sanilac, large enough to bend a hook.
Information providers: Angler’s Rod & Sport-St. Clair; Frank’s Bait shop-Linwood; Frank’s Place Bait & Tackle-Harbor Beach; Michigan Sportsman-Bay City, and 1st & Main-Bay Port.
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Buy Michigan-made and - grown food products
Jul 15, 2008 08:34 PM Filed in: Michigan
Around Town news to Diana Wing
at rotown@ameritech.net.
I don't often read forwarded bulk e-mails, but I received one from my sister-in-law the other day with the subject line "Helping Michigan" and I was curious. The e-mail contained a list of more than 60 Michigan companies that produce food products, including Ferndale-based Garden Fresh Gourmet (tortilla chips, salsa, hummus). It also included the following statement from the Michigan Department of Agriculture Web site (www.michigan.gov/mda): "If every household started spending just $10 per week of their current grocery budget on locally grown foods, we'd keep more than $37 million each week circulating within Michigan's economy."
If you go to the MDA Web site and click on "Select Michigan," you'll find a partial listing of Michigan specialty foods and products, and information about Michigan wineries, farm markets and u-pick produce farms. One way to join this grass-roots movement to help the state's economy is to buy from local food growers and producers, some of whom sell their goods at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Another way is to seek out Michigan-made products from the grocery store.
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http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080713/LIFE/807130324/1025/NEWS08
AAA Fishing Report
Jul 10, 2008 09:30 PM Filed in: Fishing
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Fishing
Michigan border and around Middle Sister Island, as well as all up and down the Trenton, Wyandotte and Grosse Ile channels of the Detroit River. Jigging and hand lining seems to be working well. Walleye near the Ohio border tend to be immature measuring 7-10 inches long and should be released with extreme care, try not touching them, the chance for survival is much better. Perch action again this week is good around Banana Island in 14-15 feet of water.
Very good angling activity is taking place in the Belleville area, where anglers are hitting on just about everything from walleye and bass to crappie. Night crawlers, leeches and wax worms are doing the trick around Ford Dam, Rawsonville Road and near the big bridge on Belleville Road.
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Fuel effect: Gas prices hurting Michigan marine industry and anglers
JULY 6, 2008
On an average weekend last summer, Mitzie's Dockside Service in Ecorse sold 12,000 gallons of gasoline to boaters and on Monday had to call the fuel supplier to refill the tanks.
This boating season, Mitzie Hodgson said she barely sells 4,000 gallons in a full week, and she has put up the For Sale sign at her once-thriving business on the Detroit River.
From the icy waters of Lake Superior to the relatively balmy shores of Lake Erie, the marine industry and anglers alike are feeling the painful effects fuel prices over $4 per gallon and watercraft that burn anywhere from 10 to 100 gallons of fuel an hour.
And it's clear that anglers in small boats, those under 25 feet, are feeling the pinch more than the owners of bigger craft.
"We're probably down 5,000 launches from last year at this time," said George Campbell, who runs the Wyandotte Boat Ramp and Tackle Shop on the river 400 yards downstream from Mitzie's.
"On a weekday, we're launching 15, 20 boats where last year it would be 70, 80," he said. "And on weekends we're doing 30, 40 launches where we used to do 120."
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/SPORTS10/807060611/1058
Fishing in Canadian Waters
If you are being harassed by Canadian law
enforcement officers while fishing in Canadian
waters, we strongly recommend that you contact your
local Michigan government official and
explain to them what is happening. Hopefully,
if enough people complain about this issue,
our Canadian-born governor can put some pressure
on Canada to stop this harassment. You can
locate your local government officials at
the links listed below.
Michigan House of Representatives: http://house.michigan.gov/representatives.asp
Michigan Senators: http://senate.michigan.gov/SenatorInfo/find-your-senator.htm
Michigan House of Representatives: http://house.michigan.gov/representatives.asp
Michigan Senators: http://senate.michigan.gov/SenatorInfo/find-your-senator.htm
AAA Fishing Report
Walleye hotspots this week include the lower end of the Detroit River, out in front of the Fermi Plant in 18-20 feet of water, and near Estral Beach. Worms and crawler harnesses seem to work well. Anglers are doing well with perch in 14 feet of water around Banana Island, as well as near the shipping channels. Around the Lake Erie Metro Park, bass and catfish remain active. Near the Monroe area, hot spots for walleye include Luna Pier and the River Raisin in 27 feet of water. Pink spoons and crawler harnesses are working best.
Excellent fishing taking place on both Ford and Belleville lakes with a variety of fish being reeled in that include bass, walleye, crappie, blue gill and channel cats. Minnows are working well but mostly leeches are being used. The best locations are near Rawsonville Road and around Sandy’s Marina near Edison Lake Road.
Near the Fair Haven area the walleye action is poor in the river, but plenty of perch can be had in the south channel and near the B-buoy. Buoys 27 through 30 are also decent locations for pulling in perch on minnows. Bass action is good using casting tubes and fishing anywhere between the south shore and the 400 Club.
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