Curly's Photo and Fishing Blog
Fishing Great
Higgins Lake has a great perch right now as many have caught limits this weekend. The smelt have not started or I have not heard any reports yet. They are catching some Lake Trout with greys working great.
Some are getting out on Green but the smelt fishing has been slow.
Houghton Lake has been good for walleye still of the middle grounds and Harvey Marina.
Pike fishing at Lymanville has been great with a 13, 14.5 and a 18 pounder brought into the pike pole. Here a couple of photos
Wixom Lake off the DNR launch has been hot with lots of panfish being caught.
Lake St. Helen has been good this weekend for panfish, pike and walleye.
Wiggins and Pratt lake have been hot in Gladwin county with some success at Secord Lake also.
FISHING CONDITIONS ON LAKES CADILLAC AND MITCHELL
FROM PILGRIM VILLAGE FISHING SHOP
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Current Ice Conditions are 10 to 12 inches of ice, heavy snow and slush is building up in some places. Bring your gas auger or you wonâ??t cut many holes.
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The warmer weekend helped fishing. Some found the missing crappies and gills that we lost during the previous cold spell. It appears theyâ??ve moved in shallower to 7-8 foot depths, and late afternoons to darks has been best. The cause way and high school area on Cadillac started again. A few also caught some decent perch in 20 foot depths on Cadillac. Weâ??re so used to catching those skinny 4 or 5 inch that this is good news.
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As is normal, see all the pike pictures from this week. Lakes Cadillac and Mitchell have been good to the tip-up and spear fishermen. Pike arenâ??t age or gender conscious.
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Tim Haysmer, known for big pike, speared this years first 40 inch, 17 pounder from Lake Cadillac, that weâ??re aware of. Earlier in the season he caught a 38 inch on a tip-up. Heâ??s the one to beat in our contest. Bill Beaver is close with a 38 ½ inch, 13.6 pounder, speared over his lucky homemade decoy.
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