Emmet County fishin and pics

[C20chris]

I am kinda new to the site and I started a this thread in the main page....sorry..... wondering if theres any good places people are catchin fish before x-mas I did pretty good on Crooked 15 10-14" perch but was out all day Sat and Sun only kept 6 and 12 (most barely 8" couple around 11") and tons of little dinks.... I am new to the area and just diggin for some info

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/14_incher.jpg
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/fish_in_sink.jpg

[fishindude644]

wtg

[Jimbos]

I'm envious. I wish I was up there.:)

[C20chris]

Ya I moved up here in July and love it. it is nice up here... I was loving it my first time out.... I am starting to think I just got lucky though there are some big perch in Crooked but I put a lot of time in this weekend (all day Sat and Sun) and all but a couple were questionable keepers 7-8" I don't really like to keep em under 9" but after fishin all day I like a nice perch dinner :D

[stinky reinke]

nice fish, it's nice to see some reward for putting in the hours on the ice. I have nothing to show for my ice time this year!!

[C20chris]

ya those pics are of fish caught before x-mas...that was a good day the big guy was the biggest I have ever caught just shy of 14" 1lb 2 oz :corkysm55

[north-bound]

good job on the fish. was there anybody up towards the bridge or island? i am heading up to my folks house next weekend and pending on the ice conditions were thinking of heading to burt lake. have any of you or anyone you know been out there lately? hows the ice?

[cole1lc]

Nice fish! I may be willing to take you to some other spots next time I come up. My folks live on the Mini... so I'm always in that area when I'm up there. Get with me through private messages.

[Gillslayer]

I was out on Burt this past friday. 6" of good blue ice, but it's going fast.
Fishing was great. Slab perch and a couple rainbows, pics attached.
The biggest of the perch were 14".
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/529/medium/Perch15.jpg
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/529/medium/Perch25.jpg
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/529/medium/Perch32.jpg

[stillfish]

That one your holding looks like a brown. Nice catches

[JJ Mac]

Welcome to the site and also my neck of the woods C20chris.

Thanks for the reports guys.

Conditions have deteriorated rapidly in the last three days. I was out as recently as Sunday night, but after todays rains and high temps I am done fishing this area until conditions change.

I think I may be headin' north this weekend. :evilsmile

[north-bound]

great catch. maybe i will wait a couple of weeks to come up hopefully the ice will be beter. figures though plan to come up and take my dad out ice fishing and this crap weather has to hit..

[C20chris]

this rain is going to be hell for the ice fishin.... :irked: :Protest_e

just hope the ice gods are listening :bowdown:

[wolverine301]

good job on the fish. was there anybody up towards the bridge or island? i am heading up to my folks house next weekend and pending on the ice conditions were thinking of heading to burt lake. have any of you or anyone you know been out there lately? hows the ice?

I was out on Crooked two weekends ago near the access closest to the Minehaha...ice was anywhere from 8 - 10 inches with almost a foot of snow on top. I was planning on heading back up on Friday to get some more fishing in, but with all of this rain who knows if it will firm back up by Saturday...hopefully the rain melts all of the snow and it all freezes back up quickly....

[north-bound]

thats when i was heading up but i am holding off now till i can get some good ice reports. so for now i guess i will have to just day dream about the marbleeyes of inland water way. if any of you hear anything about the ice conditions please let me know and i will do the same...thanks

[C20chris]

I just drove around crooked (didn't actually get out and check the ice) the only open water that I saw was in the bigger inlets/outlets the permanent shanties are still atop the ice...or floating if it gets back below freezing like its supposed to tonight and tomorrow night it should be good for the weekend but we will have to wait and see.... darn rain:rant: