FISHING CONDITIONS ON LAKES CADILLAC AND MITCHELL
FROM PILGRIM VILLAGE FISHING SHOP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013
This time of year fishing isn’t supposed to be good – August funk, doldrums. The fish don’t know it! Fishing and catching are going together.
Panfishing has been good for bluegills and crappie. The heat hasn’t bothered them.
Good catches of bluegill and sunfish are reported from the west side of Lake Mitchell. Forget the shallows where you caught them in the Spring. Try the drop offs in the 8 to 12′ range. Currently, time of day doesn’t seem important. Once you find them they seem to be hungry all day.
The heat hasn’t bothered the crappie on Lake Cadillac. Good numbers and sizes are reported from the East side, Rotarary Pavillion Area. Leafworms and minnows are good but small tube jigs have been hot. On some days pink and white tubes out fish live bait.
There’s plenty of Bass. Both lakes have been good for Large Mouths. The bite for Small Mouths seems best on Cadillac.
Big Pike and Walleye have been AWOL. They must be hiding in deep holes preparing for back to school.
MANISTEE RIVER:
Regardless of the water temperature, salmon are reported all the way to Tippy Dam. The piers at Manistee, Ludigton and Frankfort are stating to fill up.
At Manistee Lake all sizes of boats are verticle jiging with P-Line Lazer Spoons or Swedish Pimples. Salmon numbers are predicted down, but they are BIGGER- much BIGGER. There’s already reports of several in the 30 pound class.