FISHING CONDITIONS ON LAKES CADILLAC AND MITCHELL
FROM PILGRIM VILLAGE FISHING SHOP
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013
The Memorial Day Holliday is the kickoff to Summer. After a week of rain the sun finally blessed us through out the weekend. The cool mornings and warm afternoons made it perfect. The fishermen and mushroom hunters were all happy.
Bluegills have finally started on their beds. Limits have been reported on both Lakes Cadillac and Mitchell along the shorelines. Leafworms account for the best catches. Sight fishing for panfish in the shallows is fun and effective. Don’t forget you polarized glasses.
The real Bass Season, catch and keep, started last Saturday. Both large and small mouths have been plentiful. Tournaments have started throughout the state. Fishing wacky style is one of the favorite methods.
Pike anglers are catching numbers on live bait, but mostly undersized hammer handles. Currently, any in the 30 inch range are monsters. The bigger ones will come. Spinner baits seem to account for the best ones.
Night walleye fishing has slowed some. Still catching some around the canal on both lakes. Daylight fishing has improved for them. New areas of reported catches; outside the Big and Small Coves on Mitchell, off the Four Winns Test Center on Cadillac. Crawler harnesses are becoming an issue.
