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The southern basin of Lake Michigan offers excellent Salmon and Trout fishing year round. Michigans top bass lakes include Lake Charlevoix Mullet Lake Thunder Bay Lake Huron Burt Lake Lake St.
The fishing in the south arm picks up earlier but it gets more fishing pressure he said.
Smallmouth bass fishing lake michigan. This Northland Fishing Tackle pro can remember catching smallmouth bass along the Lake Michigan shore as far back as twenty years ago but back then a 15-inch bass was a noteworthy fish. According to Steiger the bass fishery seemed to explode when an invasive species called the goby found a home in Lake Michigan. Michigans top bass lakes include Lake Charlevoix Mullet Lake Thunder Bay Lake Huron Burt Lake Lake St.
Clair Grand Traverse Bay Lake Michigan Check them out here. In addition heres a bit more advice from Jonathan Van Dam on the best smallmouth fishing in Michigan. Many Michigan bass fishermen consider Lake Charlevoix the best smallmouth bass lake in the state.
Lake Charlevoix has two big arms and map study definitely will pay off there by finding the biggest flats in this lake Stout reports. When you start fishing those flats look for scattered wood on the bottom. Ive been fishing smallmouth in Lake Michigan for 20-plus years often in nothing bigger than a kayak or canoe and sometimes just by wading.
While Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes with 14 million acres and depths of hundreds of feet it also has over 200000 acres of extremely shallow water. Beautiful scenery abounds Lake Gogebic and for the bass master looking to conquer a legendary lake with your next personal best- your trophy fish is waiting out there. Lake Michigan has so much to offer.
The southern basin of Lake Michigan offers excellent Salmon and Trout fishing year round. In the spring and fall it offers world class smallmouth bass fishing and during the summer some of the biggest perch anywhere in the country. With a maximum depth of 85 feet Hubbard is one of the most well-stocked lakes with pike bass perch and muskie making up some of the most common fish caught in it.
Gun Lake is one of Michigans best lakes for walleye fishing. Fishing Planet How to catch Unique Smallmouth Bass at Saint Croix Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is home to a great population of smallmouth bass and the fishing for them has never been better.
In fact the near-shore smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Michigan is actually fantastic. Bass anglers have the opportunity to catch fish in the 3- to 4-pound class nearly every time they hit the water with a real chance at a trophy in the 5-pound range. Frank Ryan and Bobby targeting smallmouth bass on L.
Time On The Water 2016 Ep4 Lake Michigan IL with Frank Hyla featuring Ryan Whitacre and Bobby Bergren. Favorite Lake or River Lake St. Posted August 20 2010.
Normally September is a good month for me. This year has been VERY warm and unless it cools down soon the good fishing will be delayed. Michigan Previous Rankings- entire lake 2013.
34 32 miles long 10 miles wide Smallmouth more than 7 pounds come from this section of Lake Michigan every year. Bassmaster Opens pro Chris Noffsinger guides here and believes it will produce the next state record smallie. And dont be surprised if you have 50-fish days.
Traverse City is uniquely intriguing to any angler in search of trophy smallmouth. We have caught smallmouth in the 4-7 pound class every year in the Traverse City region. They are plentiful and very willing to bite.
The waters here are extremely clear with visibility reaching depths of 30 feet in some locations. Michigan has one of the best selections of smallmouth bass and largemouth bass throughout the state yet you would find more smallmouth as you move north. You will typically find the largemouth in shallow waters filled with weeds whereas the smallmouth will be found closer to rockier beds and rivers.
Smallmouth bass are caught from several near-shore and off-shore areas of Lake Michigan. Most anglers who fish the Chicago area of the lake fish from shore and harbor hop while others work by boat and comb the break walls. In both the sprawling Lake Michigan bays and smaller inland lakes where Noffsinger guides many smallmouth spend the summer in superdeep water.
Youll catch smallies 60 feet deep on a drop-shot rig in August but once the days grow shorter and the water temperature drops to around 65 degrees theyll transition to shallow offshore. The two arms of Lake Charlevoix represent two totally different fisheries. The south arm is shallow whereas the main lake is deep.
The fishing in the south arm picks up earlier but it gets more fishing pressure he said. Noffsinger said that bass in Lake Charlevoix run about the same size as Traverse Bay. Posted July 27 2020.
Hubbard lake is basically a big bowl with primarily a sandY bottom. There is not much in the way of weeds or bottom structure rockstimber etc. You will need to focus on the ledges and be prepared to fish deep.
Good electronics will be very helpful if you have them available. Seasonal Patterns for Smallmouth Bass Fishing on Lake St. Bass season opens the last Saturday in April in Michigan and runs thru December 31.
Ice however usually starts to form at launch sites by late November so fishing in December is limited. The following is a breakdown of the seasons and some patterns that are consistent.