Perch Fishing Reports Saginaw Bay

Ice conditions remain good though pressure cracks have produced some problems. Anglers should use caution if taking vehicles on the ice. Saunders Point is open water so avoid the area. The most of anglers have fished from the Escanaba River north because of ice conditions in the southern Bay. Walleye anglers stated catches in Gladstone Bay when using minnows with tip-ups in 25 to 35 feet. The head of the Bay was best using tip-ups with sucker minnows in 8 to 25 feet. Perch anglers stated the best catches north of Butler Island with minnows or wigglers in 8 to 24 feet. (michigan.gov)

But, yearly plantings of fingerling began in 1979 and are credited with re-establishing the walleye population. Now, walleye and yellow perch dominate the fishery and are by far the most usually pursued species. Smallmouth bass have increased in numbers since the 1990’s caused by the steady increase in water clearness from the introduction of zebra mussels and became well-liked with anglers. Channel catfish are abundant and remain an underutilized resource. Recent surveys have shown that walleye growth rates are some of the highest in the Midwest. The studies also revealed that some walleye reach the legal minimum size of 15 inches after just two growing seasons, however most require three seasons to reach the 17-to 18-inch range. (worldfishingnetwork.com)

Hi There here with this week’s Fishing Report. I wish I had better things to report but as for now Mother Nature has kicked us square in the hind end. After the 3 day southwest wind we’re only left with ¼ to ½ mile of shore ice that you may walk on from the Bay City State Park all the way up to Linwood. From Linwood to the north you’ll find ice that goes out more based on what road you decide but again only good walking ice, so continue with extreme caution. On the bright side, there should be fish chasing bait under the ice in the shallow water so you don’t have travel too far to get to your spot. (franksgreatoutdoors.com)

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By trollers towing hot-n-tots between the river mouth and the Coast Guard station. This is a possibility for the small-ship guys who do not have a ship large enough for open water. Caseville Friday the 28th with Murlick. We took 10 walleye and 2 big perch out front of Oak Point in 22-32 FOW perch came in around 17 FOW when we made a shallow pass . Took us about 3 ½ hours to get our fish. Orange and Purple harnesses with 2 oz. BB off of inline boards between 1. 0 and 1. 3 worked best for us. Our walleye were 15. 25, 3 between 17-18, 2 between 20-23, and 4 bigger than 23 with and the biggest just over 26. (muck-boy.com)

Rogers City: Is full of baitfish and they’re everywhere from shallow waters all the way out to 120 feet. Fish caught were full small alewife and smelt. Attempt small spoons about halfway down in waters 50 to 80 feet deep. Blue, green, gray, white and black were good colors. Steelhead were caught high in the water column with downriggers and lead core. Orange and silver or bright pink were good colors. Those fishing off the wall caught the sporadic salmon or brown trout when casting spoons or body baits. There’s still lots of good fishing out on the big lake and the fish look nice and healthy. (mlive.com)

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Saginaw River is freezing up. Cold weather is locking in so we should be on ice inside a week or so. Not sure if Bay will freeze this year or not but if it does it wont be till mid to late February. Friends of mine have been hammering the walleye in boats previous to the freeze up so I know the river is filled with fish. I’m taking reservations now and calendar is booking fast now that the cold weather is here. If you’re thinking about a trip call me now and let us get some dates down so that you may get into the action as it’s going to be fast and mad. (walleyeking.net)

. Anglers are fishing as far south as Portage Point, however open water starts around the Breezy Point so use caution in these regions. Ice conditions were good in the northern bay, however not as good near Portage Point. Saunders Point had a big area of open water that just froze over and was considered dangerous. Walleye catches were stated during the bay, however the southern waters were best. Anglers stated just action at the Escanaba ship docks or just south of the Escanaba River in 18 to 22 feet of water. Some number of big pike also were stated in this area. Just numbers of perch were being caught between the second and 3rd reefs. (Browse around here)

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