One of my favorite things to do when the summer heat hits is to hop in a small river and wade for Channel cats. Channel cats are very willing takers in the heat of the summer when other large gamefish are shut down most of the day. Another plus is that the tackle is...
The rigging for big water perch is fairly simple, and there are many pre-made rigs or spreaders on the market today. Generally they have only two hooks, but recently the law changed on how many hooks you where allowed to fish with on one line. Now that three hooks are...
The expected upcoming milder weather should bring good fishing across the state. Southeast Lower Peninsula Lake Erie: Walleye are being taken from Stony Point north to the Bell area. Most were caught in as close as 23 feet of water. Reports of perch being caught from...
When we are talking live bait for perch, we are talking minnows. Minnows will be by far the most productive for fishermen day in and day out. For years, there were just one type of minnow anglers used and they are still the most popular choice, Emerald Shiners. But...
Summer is winding down and that means one thing for those of us that fish the big waters around the mitten: YELLOW PERCH! These tasty toothless cousins of the walleye are in great abundance here in Michigan. The tactics used on the big water are a bit different than...
With my little blog getting more and more hits everyday I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone that has stopped by.It is pretty cool to see how far some of my articles have traveled across the internet. I wanted to take the time to let you know of a...
Heavy rainfall will contribute to high water levels on many rivers and streams. Shore and boat anglers will need to use caution. Warm water temperatures on the inland lakes as well as the Great Lakes have anglers fishing in deeper water. Southeast Lower...
My friendRobert Montgomery over at Activist Angler sent this to me today and I had to get this up right away. If you haven’t wrote your House Rep or Senator yet you need to. We need to put more pressure onto them to get this taken care and reduce the chance of...
I found this pretty neat and I thought I would share this with my readers. It was posted up on one of the forums I visit. It talks a little about how Mussels and Freshwater Clams are super important to our waters and how the Zebra Mussel, an...
Recently, the Michigan DNR sent letters out to all license retailers in the state outlining their plans for a new license terminal. It has been sometime since they have done any upgrading to their system. In fact, Michigan was the first state to offer an electronic...
