Trash fish in Muskegon Lake

[nitrojoe]

I went to muskegon lake sunday and couldn't keep the catfish and sheephead off my line. We moved once cause in the none stop trash. we thought the walleyes might be bittin too but weren't any there. at one point we had two catfish and one sheephead on at the same time with two people. all of the cats were from 20 to 27 inches and the sheephead about the same. anyone else having fun out there????

[Sprytle]

Hey im not picky!!!! sounds like a good time to me!! A tight line is all im looking for....Especially when im with my daughter ( 7yrs old ) she likes to catch ANY fish :) She would get quite a kick catchin cats that size , alot bigger than the gills she is used to catchin!! Just told her about it .... Were on or way there tomorrow morning .... where were ya at?? - Bob :)

[wally-eye]

"Trashkegon Lake". Yep, baa fish galore. Kind of scared to even eat an eye from that lake. I do but not very often..........

[icefishermanmark]

I'd be plenty happy catching sheephead and catfish. They fight better than any bass or walleye.

[nitrojoe]

we were fishing off 2nd street

[dtg]

"Trashkegon Lake". Yep, baa fish galore. Kind of scared to even eat an eye from that lake. I do but not very often..........

I thought ALL fish out of Muskegan were "trash fish".

I have seen some huge.....dead fish in that lake. In one day I saw 2 GINORMUS smallies, 5-6#s easy, 2 HUGE Walleye upper 20"s All the fish had funky white fuzzy spots on them.

I personally wouldn't eat anything out of that lake. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody has already pulled a 3 eyed fish, named "blinky" from those waters.

[CubanFisherman]

A few years back, someone caught a pirana in Muskegon Lake.:yikes: Makes you think twice about skinnydipping.

[mallardtone-man]

I went to muskegon lake sunday and couldn't keep the catfish and sheephead off my line.

Trash fish....

Ignorance is bliss huh. :rolleyes:

[icefishermanmark]

Trash fish....

Ignorance is bliss huh. :rolleyes:

We kow where you stand by your avatar:lol:

[bigsid]

I've heard of some huge dogfish in Muskegon Lake too. I'd love to catch one just to say I did!

Sid

[Flyfisher]

anyone else having fun out there????
Did well my last two trips out there, before Summer Celebration started. We hit two eyes over 5lbs one evening, largest was 7.5lbs and was tossed back. Two mornings later we railed the pike and released a two man limit of keepers, plus an assortment of "subspecies" and a few smaller hammer-handles. All were caught trolling stickbaits....marked big pods of bait in certain places. Deep diving baits run 100'+ back seem to attract the attention of the more desirable species.