Curly's Photo and Fishing Blog
Need a Warm-up
Warm Weather is needed to get the bite back on track as most are still reporting a slow bite. Crappie bite in the canals has ended as crappie have moved back into the lakes.
Walleye bite has been slow also as the high winds have hampered lake fishing.
The UP still has high water on it’s beautiful rivers, so trout fishing has been slow things will get better by the opener in eleven days.
FISHING CONDITIONS ON LAKES CADILLAC AND MITCHELL
FROM PILGRIM VILLAGE FISHING SHOP
Cold, wind and rain has kept most off the lakes and streams.
Since the weather change, the crappies have thinned out. Some good size, but not limits have come from boat anglers fishing the Kenwood Park Area. Shore fishermen are catching some at the City Dock.
Not many are targeting pike. Lake Mitchell has been best for the numbers. Those out have been successful in or at the mouth of the Big and Small Coves. Lately Floating Rapalas have been out fishing live bait.
A few nice walleye have been caught, mainly at night, in front of Mitchell State Park on the Mitchell side. On Cadillac, the Clam River Area has accounted for a few. Either lake, those caught have been in the 20 inch plus range. Like the pike, Rapalas seem to be the best bet.
The one fish everyone seems to be catching a lot of and big are not legal until the Saturday before Memorial Day. Both large and small mouths are in shallow. Strictly catch and immediate release. They’ve been caught on everything for panfish baits to pike or walleye lures. Lots of fun.
The Cadillac area has been good to the turkey hunters.
Mushroom hunters - now is the time! Black morels are up. Currently the ground cover is damp and the temperatures are warming. Some are finding them by the pound. My wife left me for the woods and returned with 2 ½ pounds for 3 hours hunting.
Pike fishermen - Here’s one for you.
Pike Tournament
Lake Mitchell & Lake Cadillac
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Kenwood Park Launch Site
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