Where to fish in Traverse City

[kwcharne]

Just moved to TC. Anyone know any good places to ice fish? Would like to find some walleye, but pike, perch, crappie, gills, doesnt matter.
Thanks

[SPITFIRE]

theres some guys on here from your erea that will chime in im sure, but I know long lake has some eyes in it.

[tdf]

If your looking for names, try Spider, pretty fun lake. Other than that, poke a hole in any of the many, many lakes and you won't be disappointed.

D

[bucko12pt]

Right now, probably the only safe ice might be Little Glen and Skegemog for perch and panfish, but I'd be leary about the ice. I think they both had about 10" a few days ago, but probably half that now and I know the shorelines have rotted away.

Other perch lakes: Little and Big Glen, South Lake Leelanau, East and West Bay, Suttons Bay.

Walleyes: Long, South Lake Leelanau.

Bluegills and other panfish: Almost any of the smaller lakes in the area.

Trout: North Lake Leelanau, Big Glen , Crystal, Torch, Elk, Green., East and West Bay.

Smelt: Green, North Lake Leelanau, Crystal, Cedar.

That should get you started. When you get them fished out, let me know and I'll give you some more.:lol:

[Dave Lyons]

Only laes I have ice fished

perch: Little Glen, Long, and Crystal

walleye: Long

Saw a shanty on Herrendene (sp) today. Never fished it yet. That is bad because I only live 5min from the lake.

Dave

[The Fishing Pollock]

All the lakes bucko said are good lakes.

I'd add arbutus , across the street from spyder lake also for pans and perch.

I was out by skeg yesterday and there's no way your gettin me out on the ice for a few more days . I live on Birch and we had open water in spots all over the lake . Before it rained and got warm we had 12 inches of ice. I wouldnt put it over half that now and the top 6 inches were bubble filled as of monday with open water aroudn the edges also.

Birch has eyes, but the keepers are few and far between. The lake is way overpopulated by small eyes. I'm working with the DNR and biologists to instute a slot limit on the lake to thin down the population. There is not a lot of forage left . I think there is about 6 perch left too:lol:.

Like I said. I'd give it a extra coupla days to reharden the ice out there.

Good luck and stay safe.

[kwcharne]

Thanks to everyone for the great info. Especially bucko12 and TFP

[bucko12pt]

Only laes I have ice fished

perch: Little Glen, Long, and Crystal

walleye: Long

Saw a shanty on Herrendene (sp) today. Never fished it yet. That is bad because I only live 5min from the lake.

Dave

I thought that ice in your picture last week looked like Glen Lake ice!!:)

[Silver11]

Does anyone consistenly catch a good amount of "keeper" perch on Skegemog? There's seems to be plenty of perch in that lake but more often than not it's A LOT of sorting to get a meal.

[The Fishing Pollock]

Silver. A fishing/huntin buddie that saw me at work thismorning said outa 4 people they got 20 perch and could not finish the meal cause there was too much. They got some dandies a few days before the warm up. The day before the warmup he told me they were getting good numbers but not the huge sizes they got a few days prior. I trust what he tells me. but I'd definatly give it a few days before going back out there. Rember , there is a current in that lake.

[Fishn Michn]

Silver has some nice Walleye's in it as well. Not a lot of dinks like some of the other lakes mentioned, but when you find em, they are quality. I live on the lake and have fished it for about 8 years.

Don't foget Boardman lake in Downtown T.C. I have caught some dandy eyes in there and some jumbo's. Believe it or not, West GT Bay has good walleye in it! Another good walleye lake is Big Platte lake in Benzie county, with the chance of some perch, Lakers, Rainbows, Coho's, Kings, Browns etc.

What about the lake in Lake Ann that has walleye's Dave? Just a little east of town:)

I got one more sleeper, and I didn't even realize the smelt and perch opportunity, Duck. Monster grease in there also. Green has decent perch and awesome trout.

[Dave Lyons]

Buck,

Yes it sure was Little Glen.

Fish Michn,

I am going to guess your talking about Bellows Lake??? Never have drop any lines, access is a major problem.

You know with the few of us that are in this area ice fishing and posting. We should pick a lake like Little Glen and meet up and fish. Weekend mornings are best for me but if we where to pick a weekend my wife doesn't work I can do all day.

How about it guys???

Dave

[Whit1]

With the growing number of MS members from NW Michigan it may be time to have a Meet n' Greet up in TC some evening.

Interest?

[kwcharne]

Interested!

[Boardman Brookies]

great idea Whit...is see you posted that at 3:35am, late night or early morning???

[Fishn Michn]

I would love to get together as well. I fished little glen in early December and got some decent ones, a nice rainbow bonus. But the bite tapered off for me and I couldn't really get them going. I haven't been back since before Christmas, have you been lately? Can't wait for Big Glenn, Crystal, Elk, and maybe, just maybe the bays. But we need a cold snap for that.

Oh, thought I would post this, last night, six guys were fishing to the south of Crescent shores. They used, 2 x 6's to plank accross the water to get on the ice. I was in my tennis shoes standing there as a guy struggled to walk out without creepers, one of the lads said, be careful, there are some bad spots out here, I thought, ya think?

[tdf]

I would be down with a gathering, on ice, while fishing. Any spare time I get away from work and honeydoos, that is what I will be doing.

Dan

[Fishn Michn]

Yeah Dave, Bellows is the one. Not a lot of walleye, but some big ones in there. Do you know Wendy Sak from the GTASFA? She lives right there in LA. Drop me an email, I would like to chat a little more with ya.

[fishenrg]

With the growing number of MS members from NW Michigan it may be time to have a Meet n' Greet up in TC some evening.

Interest?

Definitely interested here. I live in Lake Ann like Dave.

Bellows has eyes in it? That's news to me, I've never caught one there. Not that I catch many anywhere! :lol:

Have you guys checked out Armstrong Lake just a bit nw of Lake Ann? Its a tiny lake but I've seen sizable eyes and pike taken out of there. Again, access can be an issue in winter, but have snowshoes, will travel!

[Whit1]

great idea Whit...is see you posted that at 3:35am, late night or early morning???

I'm retired (and thank you for your Social Security contributions....:lol:) so time is a welcome luxury. I usually go to bed, but during the night get up to hit the head and many times I'll get on the 'net for an hour or so. You'll see many posts from me at those early morning hours.

I'm in Manistee County and my buddy Dann09/George lives north of me outside Elberta. I know there are other TC area members who would be interested in a Meet n' Greet.

Stelmon put one together a few years ago at La Seniorita on Garfield Ave. and it was great fun with about 15 MS members showing up. Let's see what we can put together for later this month or February.

[tdf]

I am by LA too. Must be the West Siders like to fish it up.

d

[fishenrg]

I am by LA too. Must be the West Siders like to fish it up.

d

That's why I'm a west-sider! Can't turn around out here without seeing a little lake or stream to fish. I love that the platte is 5 minutes from me and on the way I pass 3 or 4 small lakes what I can toss a line into from shore.

[Silver11]

I'm game for an ice fishing get togehter

[Whit1]

Here's a quick, and partial list of MS members who live in what I'd call the TC area and that includes me.
Dann09/George
Whit1/Milt
Silver11
Fishenrg
tdf
Fishn Michn
kwcharne
Bucko12pt
Dave Lyons
The Fishing Pollock
Boardman Brookies
Jumpshootin
IronAir
Fishslayer5789p
UBDSLO!
Fritz.........what the heck is his member name...SteelheadFred????

I know there are more including a couple of guys from the Mesick area whose member names escape me.

If there's enough interest we can put together a Meet n' Grreet some evening when you working class guys are done with the job for the day.

If anyone thinks of another TC area member put their name in a post in this thread. I'll compile a list and we'll see what we can do.

Begin to think of a place where we can meet, greet, eat, and have a beverage or two. Someplace where we could be off in another room would be great. LaSeniorita on Garfield Ave. did that for us a few years ago as I had mentioned.

[Fishn Michn]

Believe it or not, but Giovanni's in Interlochen is quite tasteful now adays. They have a sweet back room, and Bar! That's all I need. And since I am a West Sider also, how about staying out of the city? Just a thought, but draft beer is a must. Plus they have cable TV. Oh yeah, I love winter.

Do you think La Senorita would deliver chips and salsa to Giovanni's?

[SPITFIRE]

shoot I go up your erea all the time, allmost feels like home. My twin sister and her husband own martineks jewlers down town, the one with the old clock out front. Also bow hunting along the boardman river has been good to me.:)

[Fishn Michn]

You know, I dated a Barb Armstrong back in High School, she dumped me, and everytime I saw that lake it made me think of her. You say eyes' hey, you know, I wonder what Barb is up to these days, might just have to give her a call!

[troutaholic]

I live in lake Anne and would love to get out and fish with everyone sometime. I checked afew lakes last night and didnt go out on any of them. I'll make some rounds again this afternoon.

[kingfisher 11]

About 22 years ago I was dating a girl whose parents owned a house on Spider lake. I fished the lake quite a bit. I had a blast, it had everything and the fish were pretty decent too. I would cast a blue and silver cleo and catch large pike and bass too. The gills were pretty nice. I would like to give the lake a try again through the ice.

[The Fishing Pollock]

I usually work nights, little busy at work right now due to some employee shortages , but I'll see what and where. meetin on a lake might be better for me . Oh and , Do I have to bring the girlfriend .:lol::lol:

[theeyes]

[QUOTE= Oh and , Do I have to bring the girlfriend .:lol::lol:[/QUOTE]


Yes :)

[Whit1]

Believe it or not, but Giovanni's in Interlochen is quite tasteful now adays. They have a sweet back room, and Bar! That's all I need. And since I am a West Sider also, how about staying out of the city? Just a thought, but draft beer is a must. Plus they have cable TV. Oh yeah, I love winter.

Do you think La Senorita would deliver chips and salsa to Giovanni's?


That might not be a bad idea.

As for bringing a girlfriend that would be up to the individual. I don't think my wife would like it if I brought one along, but then ya never know.........:lol:.

Ignore that Eyes Guy from Leroy. He's a mischevous sort, right Craig !!?? ............:lol:

A fishing event would work as well. A lake having panfish and pike so tipups could be productive would work.

[theeyes]

Youv'e got my number, I was just hoping she was cute. :)

[Fishn Michn]

Pick a Thursday or Friday Whit towards the end of this month, beginning of Feb and let's have some beers and chow! Yeah, my wife would just livid if she new I even thought about the girl from H.S.! But you can bring one too stare at, that's fine:)

[Dave Lyons]

Whit,

Sounds like a great idea. All I need is a cold beer and I am in. Pick a date and time.

Westsider kind of came out of the wood work. No place better. I live on the Platte River, Lake Ann is about 3 city blocks from my house.

As far as a fishing deal I am in as well. I have been working in East Jordan 2 days this week ice not all that great up that way. Also worked towards Glen Lake this week just couldn't find a away home and go pass the lake. Work truck has GPS.

Dave

[tdf]

I am in. Except for next weekend. Fishing outing is good with me. I could meet for a soda too. Doesn't matter, I like soda and fishing, sometimes I like both at the same time (except when in Canada).

D

[cadillacjethro]

Sounds like fun. Had some initial concerns about meeting in TC, but if they will let Milt in I shouldn't have a problem.:lol:

[Dave Lyons]

Woah Jethro,

Nobody said Downtown TC. I am not even aloud to go there except for work.

Long Lake is my limit East if I am not working

Dave

[Llewellin]

Yeah I think a little fishin outing is a great idea, I am in on any weekend if you guys don't mind.

[bucko12pt]

I'd be up to meet in TC. Heading south in early Feb, so it would depend on the date.

La Senorita would be good. City Limits has a room for 15 - 20 or so. Cottage Cafe has room also. They have a bar, but not sure if they serve in the restaurant.

[Bucktail Butch]

Count me in for an ice fishing outing or Meet 'n Greet. Better yet, a combination of the two. Being retired, anytime is fine for me.

[colehatch]

Another TC guy chiming in here. I'm a steelhead and trout guy 95% of the time but have done a little ice fishing this year (with Llewellin). I'd be up for meeting for a cold one.

Jeff

[Whit1]

As of now I have a list of 20 names of TC area MS members and I think putting together a Meet n' Greet and a fishing outing would work.
Danno9
Whit1
Silver11
Fishenrg
tdf
Fishn Michn
kwcharne
Buck012pt
Dave Lyons
The Fishing Pollack
Boardman Brookies
Jumpshootin
IronAir
Fishslayer5789
UBDSLO1
Sneakboxer
Llewellin
Bucktail Butch (Howdy Mr. B...long time no "see"
Colehatch
Mike Delp
Linda G.
Munsterindnr
Willie Tippet (downstate, but has a cottage on Green Lake)
D-Dogg
Any others than anyone knows of?

Check out a couple of places such as Giovanni's, LaSeniorita, and the others that have been mentioned and see what they can do for a group of 10-20 guys and gals......wife/wives, girlfriend(s) are welcome, but I'd be careful bringing them all together at one place........:yikes: :lol:

[Willie Tippit]

Boy ,this is killing me...I have a place out on green lake ...giovanti's is awsome,and so is boone's LLInn the hoffbrau BEERsyummy...if the timing of this meeting is good for me i"d like IN...the sad thing is i live down state,but have been trying to get north the end of this month...Hope the ice is going to get good again... good luck Mark

[Willie Tippit]

Boy ,this is killing me...I have a place out on green lake ...giovanti's is awsome,and so is boone's LLInn the hoffbrau BEERsyummy...if the timing of this meeting is good for me i"d like IN...the sad thing is i live down state,but have been trying to get north the end of this month...Hope the ice is going to get good again... good luck Mark

[D-Dogg]

Add D-Dogg to the list. I'm a westsider too, and can meet anytime/place.

Have Vex, will travel.

[Whit1]

The new names are added to the list. Being a mod on the site I can edit posts at any time. Most of the time outings and Greet n' Meets are publicized in the Outings Forum. For now I'm just going to keep this thread here as anything with T.C. mentioned in a thread title gets the members in the area's attention like a buck to a red hot doe....at least for you younger lads.......:lol:

You guys in the immediate TC area could scout out some spots for a Greet n' Meet. A place with decent food, beverages, and a room off to the side where we could get away from the normal (and I do mean "normal" :lol:) customers would be best. Talk to the owner/manager and see what they can do for us. As you see the numbers keep growing so use that as a guide for the room size we'd need. Report back in this thread what you find out.

I'll start a new thread in the Outings Forum so look for it and put any comments, suggestions that you have in that forum. I'll close this one down so everything new goes into the new thread. It is best to put these kinds of threads in the Outings Forum so this one (and others) can stay on topic.

Begin to think about an ice fishing lake where we could fish in the same area. Icefishing outings, starting with breakfast someplace are great fun. A lake with panfish and northerns would be good.

I saw someone mention a Thursday or Friday for a Greet n' Meet. Like Bucktail Butch (who I've met and fished with a couple of times) I'm retired so time is easy, but what about you other guys and gals (?) what day(s) would be best for you?