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Caught 2 nice eyes today - one off the trailer park in 7' and 5#er on outside of dump island just off the channel. both came on big firetiger raps off yellow birds. Only marked a few fish.

1. Has anyone used spinner baits on the bay? Would be something like the June bug but with weight. We used to use them in Canada with good success. 2. Any suggestions on keeping the rubber skirts from disolving into clumps?

Good job Frank. Looks like I need to head up once the snow quits.

I haven't seen a post here all winter, although many from here post on mich-sportsman. ?? Sounds like the bay is open. Guess it is time to open up the boat and let 'er float.

Dan A friend of mine uses an old picnic 1/2 gal? water jug - screwon top with small flip opening. Has a handle. I use them sometimes too. The handle is real nice and the insulation keeps minnows cool in summer, unfrozen in winter. I have seen them sold in baitshops for the same purpose.

What is a mamooshga jig ??? Ever use hali lures with waxworms?

nice minnows but they don't open until 9am. cass river party store [?] has minnows too I hear. Nikkis in Zillwaulkee used to have them but late open time too.

We only went to the end of the island. The water is about 3-5' in that area but we saw a few boats that disappeared south downriver. . Probably put in at the boat launch off M13?? Didn't get out today - too many end-of-summer/winter-coming jobs to do but may shoot down there tomorrow if the rain isn't too bad.

Fished the Sag River today where the 3 rivers meet. Caught 7-8 eyes - 3 legal. jigs/ minnows. [Hard to find minnows in Saginaw area though!] One was 4#. Also a nice small mouth. Many sheepheads too. Great day to be on the water. 2 flocks of turkeys flew across near us to add to the day. No deer, but 2 hunters. Water testing is going on in the area but poses no problem.

Went out yesterday from Patterson [bC] for perch. Saw one other boat. 1-2' waves, not bad. Tried several places around the black hole = 2 small perch. Trolled out toward the plug for eyes - no hits. Wild rain storms went all around / through us. Waves weren't bad but rain was hard at times. Got one perch by channel and that was it. Finally quit around 2. Talked to guy who had been getting perch between island and channel. 11' . Go figure Will try again in between bow hunting and bad weather.

I Haven't been out in 3 weeks but saw a report saying they caught 16-18" eyes near the Black hole area. Slow but fish there. We are trying for perch tomorrow - will report.

Caught 2 eyes in area between sparkplug [middle plug] and A buoy. One was near channel 23' the other was in 17' Lots of fishing between the two. Caught one 11" perch trolling near channel. Heard someone on radio who said he kept catching big perch trolling a mile NW of the green sparkplug - which I assume was 1-2 buoys. Heard reports of catches off east side in 7-12' but who knows. I have marked lots of fish in shallow waters lately. Must be too much baitfish available??[

The hotel is on south end of bay by Augres. I realized I forgot to state that. Sorry. We launched from the river and went out a little south. Near the shipping channel. [Not HBO] Watch out for frieghters and boats cruising. You can see the wind turbines on the other side on a clear day. Electrifying! Dinner is at 6. BYO.

We caught some nice 10-11" perch in 39-42' off the hotel yesterday. Just regular perch/crappie rigs with minnows. Not a soul around. Then caught a couple walleyes as we trolled back in with crawlers. Wish we had had time to stay and catch more. Marked a lot of fish.

We boated 7 nice eyes Saturday straight out from Gambils 19-24' with bb/meat. Assisted drift with wind. Caught too many white bass though. Lost a few on retrieve too. Sunday by myself...One right away in 18' but then whites again. Moved out toward 1-2 [but not out to it] and picked up 4 more and lost 3 on the way in. Sometimes they were suspended, sometimes on the bottom. Normal colors...firetiger,chartreuse, purple, red. lime. A lot slower than Thursday - I caught over 10 in 2 hrs in the same spot. Weather change? Who knows/ That's fishing. Beats working.

Several eyes we caught this week [Monday, Tuesday, and today] off Linwood had small gray-brown leech type things on them. Anyone know what they are?? Not all fish had them but some had 10+, mainly on bellies and lower fins. Are they leeches??

I saw a strike detector? on tv the other day but did not catch its name. Does anyone know about it? Something to help detect fish soft biting on planers or birds I think. Thought it was something like insta-slide ??

Has anyone got a handle on perch?? I saw some caught by the inner plug and by the nets north of Gambils. Anything in Augres? [i have friends who prefer perch to walleyes, so...]

Found similar situation as Priority One did earlier with fish up high. We were dragging crawlers /1oz wts out 35-45' in 22fow and got one but when I shortened up to 20-25' we banged them. One nice 28" 6.5# fish was a blast [it went back for someone else to catch]. Lots of fish and few boats near the inner plug. Actually saw a boat landing perch too. Gotta go back for that some time.

Glad to hear Priority figured them out. We were skunked s/w of the inner plug 17-20' for several hours today with crawlers then tots/spoons. then we moved across the channel near the plug and boom. Had doubles a couple times . Trolled a large area and got hits all over. Took home a limit even after releasing a nice 24" fish. All on crawlers near the bottom. Go figure. What a day to be on the water!

Let us know when the show will air. Thanks for the info on rigs too. It sure is true how every day is different. That's what makes me go back on the water [or in the woods].

We caught 3 nice lakers [2 were just under 5#] and a small king today. Most were caught 60-70 in 80fow. We went out to 150 but nothing. We marked lots of baitfish near the surface and the fish I cleaned was full of 3" minnows. King was near surface in 60-70fow. Not great day but not skunked either. Saw 2 other boats [and a freighter that cut inside us!] and they went in by 10am. Fish on the grill this weekend.

Fished just to left of river mouth in front of trailer park Sat/Sunday in 4-7'. 1 man limit easy Sat morning. 10' back of birds. Sunday got 6 [2 guys] then moved to sailboat buoy [16'] and finished limit quickly. Threw several back including some legal ones. Fish seem to be all over. Sure tasted good Saturday night. purple and dark red harnesses were ticket . I will probably head back tomorrow.

Too far to go when I can catch fish closer to home [Near mouth of Saginaw River]. 'luck

Left house at 3 pm in Saginaw, Put in at Patterson launch, turned left off the river, fished 4-7fow off trailer park. Got one line in the water and had a fish on before the 2nd was baited. Had 3 in 35 minutes. All 17-19". #4 came soon. Decided to pull lines after culling #5 a few times after getting 22"er. Was home by 7. Used purple and chartruese but who knows what would have worked. Was planning to go back this morning but weather report is iffy. Might go just for short run in rain gear. Lots of trailers in the lot but not many where I was. Could see maybe 6 boats. Skip