Bait-shops in Roscommon, Alger, and Ogemaw County
Roscommon County has the Largest inland lake in Michigan Houghton Lake. This lake is one of the best producers of panfish in the state of Michigan. It also has a good population of walleye and pike. Higgins Lake is the King for ice fishing when it freezes in the middle of January. The target fish are perch and smelt which they catch by the bucket on Hali’s. This lake has a huge population of lake, brown, and rainbow trout, it is the place to be in the late winter when the shallow lakes are not producing. Ogemaw County Main lakes are Peach, Sage, Clear, Lake George, Rifle, and Hardwood lake. Lots of fisherman head to Lake St. Helen which is just across the line in Roscommon as it produces lots of fish in the winter.
Full line of live bait and tackle
Full line of live bait and tackle
Full line of bait and tackle
Full line of bait and tackle
PaPa’s Bait
127 Windemere, Houghton Lake, MI
(989) 429-5780
full line of bait some tackle
Full line of bait and tackle
Full line of bait and tackle
Saint Helen Bait and Tackle
1727 North St. Helen Road
989-808-1814
Full line of bait and tackle
Full line of bait and tackle
Tip Up Town USA
I hope the storm misses us with all that wind. Most the lakes have good ice now in Northern Michigan but still be careful. Torch and Crystal lake are still open.
Higgins Lake has been good for smelt, trout, pike, and finding bigger perch has been a challenge but some have found them.
Houghton Lake has been good for walleye, gills, and surprisenly a good perch bite. Pike fishing has been slow but nicer pike this year.
Pratt Lake, Wiggins, Sugar Springs and Secord are producing pike and panfish.
Lake Missaukee has good ice with gills, pike and a few walleyes biting.
Harrison, farwell and Clare have had lots of people out this week fishing with fair success.
Long Lake by Traverse has been slow on walleye but many are reporting some nice perch. Green Lake has been producing some pike and a few smelt.
Mullet, Burt and Black have lots of people fishing, with perch, pike and walleye biting.
Lake Saint Helen has been fair for pike and gills.
Capt Chucks in Ludington is reporting those heading out tomorrow on PM Lake please advise!!!! The tug and barge are headed to OXY. Hamlin Lake has been fair for gills, pike and walleye.
Armstrongs on white Lake reports There’s 8”+\- around our docks. We’ve spotted machines all along the south side of the lake as well.
Saginaw River is going strong but lots of small walleye.
This week we had beeter reports out of Skegemog as some have fopund bigger perch. They are fishing Elk Lake this week.
Otsego Lake has still been slow with many in the area fishing Bradford and Chub lake.
Lake Margrethe is still producing good pike , walley, perch and some gills.
