Muskegon Lake

[cobia302]

Well I got out on muskegon lake by Hearitage Landing yesterday. Some spots there was 7 inches of solid good ice and some spots there was one inch of solid and then 4-5 inches of frozen slush then 1 inch of solid. I didn't have a problem anywhere I went. Hopefully the ice holds up for this weekend. Has anyone else been out on muskegon lake anywhere else?

[TheBigRedDog]

Catch anything? Did you go strait out from the end? How far did you get out?
thanks

[cobia302]

No i did'nt catch any I am pretty sure it is because all my pike minnows were dead when i woke up in the morning so i was fishing with dead pike minnows. I went straight out at heritage about 50-60 feet out. I don't know how everyone else has been doing but the last few days has been really slow?

[TheBigRedDog]

I cant get out today because I'm at work:rant:, doing absolutly nothing. Hopefully getting out early and I might be able to go. Definitly getting out this weekend.

[BeerCamp]

If any one is going out to hearitage saturday let me know I might be able to get out. Would love to go try a new place on the lake.
Ken

[TheBigRedDog]

I probably could get out SAT dont know how that ice is going to be after the temps we have but I may give it a try.

[StStutz]

Hey Cobia,

I got out wednesday at the same spot we fished on saturday. Only had time to fish for 1.5hrs with 4 tip-ups. Ended up with 3 flags and 3pike caught, one right at 24" and the others undersized. All flags came from the same hole! Ice was about 5" with another 10" of slush and water on top.

[cobia302]

Yea I get saturday off! 1st saturaday off in a long time, so if anyone wants to try heritage we all can meet out there.

Hey StStutz. Well at least you were getting some action. That is usually a good place for first ice that is weird they were so small. U fishing this weekend? Hopefully it doesnt get to warm.

[StStutz]

Cobia, i'll most likely be going out saturday. Not sure where yet, i'd like to try west of heritage, but i'm not real comfortable with the ice yet and who knows what it will be like after this warm weather and rain? Good luck out there and be safe, maybe i'll run in to you again this weekend.

[cobia302]

Yea that would be cool, I will keep an eye out for ya. I was thinking the same about the ice conditions farther out. For sure by next weekend it will be safe.

[N M Mechanical]

We have been saying this for two weeks now.:rant:

[TheBigRedDog]

Went out to heritage this evening. Didnt catch anything. Anybody going out in the morning? Where?

[BeerCamp]

I woulld like to try fishing with tip ups, I have my own just have never tried it before if you guys dont mind giving someone a few tip I would love to tag a long send me a pm let me know what time and what I need to pick up for bait, also how may tip ups can one person use at a time. Thanks

[doughman]

Hey! beercamp, I would love to get out and introduce you to some ice fishing. I have caught my share of northerns but they are not my specialty. I am the gil guy but I plan 2-3 pike trips a year and usually go to White lake or Wolf Lake. I prefer White lake though because I can pop over and catch a limit of gils as make it a 2-for-1 trip.

Shoot me a PM, I am off work until January 5th and would love to have the company.

Marv

[TheBigRedDog]

Whats the news out a snug any more ice? Is everyone still fishing by the launch or are they starting to spread out a bit or venturing further out? Heritage landing kinda sucks I have never caught anything there and dont want to do that again tomorrow.

[GILL_SLAYER]

I've been checking Snug daily. There were two guys around the launch today. But last week there were 2 or 3 brave souls venturing further out. I have not went any futher out than about 30 yards so I don't know if the ice is good or not out there. Don't have a spud so I try to let other people figure it out before I get gutsy!

[kcarlson]

Anyone been out to see what the lake looks like after all the rain and wind? I hope its still ice covered and not wide open.

[TheBigRedDog]

I might be going for a ride today, mabye even fish if the wind calms down a little. I'll let you know what I find out.

[kcarlson]

I might be going for a ride today, mabye even fish if the wind calms down a little. I'll let you know what I find out.

THANKS!!:chillin:

[TheBigRedDog]

http://www.torresen.com/aboutUs.php?p=webCam&title=Muskegon+Lake+Web+Cam+Camera+View+of+Muskego n+Michigan
Looks like it opened up a little but there is no snow on it. Lets hope for some cold weather before it snows again.

[kcarlson]

No snow :). The 15 day forecast looks fair / o.k
http://www.accuweather.com/us/mi/muskegon/49440/forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipChg=1&metric=0

[N M Mechanical]

Kev I am going to say wed maybe not say it bad luck;)
Drove by it this morning but did not stop it was not wide open.
We can hope :confused: :help:

[BeerCamp]

Only open water i've seen is over here by the chanel, I'm hopefully going to go and check it again tomarrow whent ot friday had about 4 in fished for 2 hours only cought a hand full.

[brigeton]

No snow :). The 15 day forecast looks fair / o.k
http://www.accuweather.com/us/mi/muskegon/49440/forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipChg=1&metric=0

Doe's that mean we might see that big bright thing in the sky? (can't remember what it's called) I can't remember seeing it since Thanksgiving or so.:lol:

[stinger63]

Doe's that mean we might see that big bright thing in the sky? (can't remember what it's called) I can't remember seeing it since Thanksgiving or so.

Were you in the closet on christmas day if so you missed it:lol:

[TheBigRedDog]

Well I went for a ride checked out Wolf lake there was ice left even shore ice saw one shanty out not very far. Was going to fish but it was very windy.
So we decided to head to north muskegon stopped checked out 2nd st what a mess, busted up ice, flooded, ice pushed up on shore. So we stopped by weber st its all busted up also. Half the lake opened up also.
So we went to snug at first we had to walk the plank. Got out to about
7 ft of water (200-300) yds out, didnt catch anything, moved closer in about 4 ft of water caught a bunch of dinks and saw some big gills they didnt want to bite. Walked off the ice and the water went down didnt have to walk the plank.
Ice varys from 4 inches of good hard ice to an inch of white 6 inches of slush in the middle and 2 inches of clear on the bottom.
Good luck

[BeerCamp]

I am seeing quite a bit of open water but still see people fishing off the launch on lakeshore and behind the vikings quite a ways out so looks like ice might still be ok...... For now

[GILL_SLAYER]

Fished Snug tonight. Me and a buddy fished for about 2.5 hours and we only got about 7 gills worth keeping. A guy about 20 yards behind iced a real nice pike about 15 mins before dark on a jigging pole.

[BeerCamp]

Well just got home in time to see a coal freighter going out of the channel will be interesting to see what that did to the ice that was left in one of the spots I have been looking at to fish.

[kcarlson]

Making any ice out there? Anyone? Stiil some open water? Ice breakers?
Slaying the walleye? :lol: Slammin the perch?:lol:

[BeerCamp]

went out for a while today caught a few perch:D

[N M Mechanical]

Did you happen to make it over to 2nd street?

[kcarlson]

Found this report on the web today...............;)


Muskegon Lake had open water as of yesterday, but with the cold temperatures that have moved in the lake is starting to freeze over. Anglers are starting to gear up for ice fishing soon

[N M Mechanical]

:woohoo1:Kev will we be drilling holes on Muskegon this weekend

[BeerCamp]

Was on muskegon lake today over by sappi little slow but still got 8 keepers including 1 nice jumbo all fish 7-9in only put 3 back had a blast though going back out tomarrow morning.:D

[cobia302]

What were u catching and how is the ice? I am going out tomorrow afternoon somehwere on muskegon. I have not checked the ice for a few day. Anyone know the ice reports around the lake?

[kcarlson]

Friday
4:30 pm

Just got off the phone with angler archers..........This is what he told me.
Ice off 2nd street is NOT safe. 2nd was open water on sunday, but is froze back over, but is slushy. Freightor (BIG SHIP) went through broke it up pretty bad. They seem to think its going to be another week to week and half before its fishable.:sad: There is safe ice on the lake, but stay away from 2nd for now.

Anyone else got any ice reports for Muskegon lake? or White lake?

[kcarlson]

Friday@ 5:30
White Lake/ Montegue/whitehall

Just got off the phone with Johnson bait and tackle.
I will be fishing the west end for perch on Saturday.....3" of ice.

[perch pounder]

wow.....your brave....3 inches is not enough to tempt me out..and i love perch

[Matt V]

I was out at the west end of White Lake today. There was 4 - 5" of good ice. Lot's of people fishing. We ended up with 40 decent perch.

[beautriz66]

went to Snug harbor, saw one fisherman with a few decent bluegills at the boat launch, and caught my smallest ever perch.
3" ice at heritage landing in spots, LOTS of drift ice that we couldn't even step on. DON'T take a chance on the frozen chunks of drift.
Hartshorn had slush you could push and auger through at the docks, lots of people on the ice out from cottage grove and harbortown, didn't have time to go out and see, getting too late. :fish:

[sfw1960]

I was out at the west end of White Lake today. There was 4 - 5" of good ice. Lot's of people fishing. We ended up with 40 decent perch.
What size were they running???
:)

[kcarlson]

I was out at the west end of White Lake today. There was 4 - 5" of good ice. Lot's of people fishing. We ended up with 40 decent perch.

Thanks Matt, I'm leaving the house right NOW!:D

[dvfsu123]

Has anyone been out on Muskegon Lake lately? I would really appreciate an update on the ice conditions. Hope to hear back from someone. Thanks.

[duckhunter382]

walked out to see what the commotion was off of cottage grove and was suprised to find out that the perch were there and it looked to be about 4 inches or more.

[N M Mechanical]

:confused: Kev where you one of the guys that tried it at 2nd I was not brave enough to try. Went too White and kept 27 perch

[Matt V]

What size were they running???
:)

We caught a lot of small one's. Most of what we kept were aroung 8" - 9", a few bigger. We ran into a buddy on the way out and he had some bigger fish, he said that he was the farthest shany out.

[GILL_SLAYER]

There sure were a lot of people on the ice on the south side. Is Cottage Grove the boat launch off Lakeshore Dr. past the paper mill?

[N M Mechanical]

I have never fished the south side are they fishing for perch or something else?

[BeerCamp]

Went out by the paper mill lookin for perch again, 23 keepers 7-9 in with 5 of them beeing in the 10-12in range. Put just as many 4-6in back down the hole. Had a blast again today. :woohoo1:

[sfw1960]

Went out by the paper mill lookin for perch again, 23 keepers 7-9 in with 5 of them beeing in the 10-12in range. Put just as many 4-6in back down the hole. Had a blast again today. :woohoo1:
What time were you out there today BC ???



AND.....

Thanks Matt!!

:)

[kcarlson]

WEST WHITE LAKE
22 keepers, only threw back 2.
Large green glow hali w/ minnow
Small buckshot rattle spoon w/minnow
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I tried my darndest to get a limit but could'nt get r done!
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[BeerCamp]

I have pics from yesterday in my profile tring to figure out how to post. Feel free to take a look if you want

[Drake]

Looks like you had a real good time.
How long were you there?
Dave

[sfw1960]

LINKAGE : Here ya go....
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Nice mess of fine eatin'!!!!

[kcarlson]

Looks like you had a real good time.
How long were you there?
Dave

4 1/2 hrs...... caught most of the fish in one hour, then the school moved on. if I had a quad I would have chased them around the lake.:p

[BeerCamp]

thanks for posting thoes pics for me robert.

[kcarlson]

thanks for posting thoes pics for me robert.

Nice Fish beercamp!:coolgleam

[sfw1960]

thanks for posting thoes pics for me robert.

NO PROBLEM!

Nice Fish beercamp!:coolgleam

:yeahthat: :yeahthat:

:woohoo1:

[N M Mechanical]

Kev and BC nice catches

[MoJoRisin']

Fished Sat 1/3/09 behind the Yacht Club and came in with 22 perch. Most around 8" to 9". Only threw back a couple (one was the smallest perch I have seen - I called it a perch minnow!!). When I was walking out at about noon there were guys coming off that said it was very slow. I headed out past most towards the east and drilled my holes and never moved. Wigglers and spikes on gold teardrops. Would have been fishing minnows but Shoreline was out - you heard right they were out of perch minnows at 11:30 AM on Saturday!! Wow.........

Ice was great - 6" of good clear ice. Not so sure about Cottage Grove as that was open last Sunday after the rain - but there were a lot of guys out there so it must have been OK. Going to be cold for the foreseeable future so the ice will be getting even better. No one off of Sand Docks yet - that was open last week too.

Good luck!!

[BeerCamp]

The ice at the sand docks looks like crap after it opened up a ton of flow ice mooved in and froze I have been keeping an eye on it and will check it this after noon will let you guys know what I find.

[BeerCamp]

I still might check a couple of spot but just to let you all know aparently the cutter came through some time this morning just saw a coal boat heading to the cobb plant messed up quite a bit of ice at the sand docks though.:(

[jaybassman]

Hey all just wanted to give some info out that fishing has been pretty SLOW on Muskegon Lake. I was out by Snug Harbor the last few days catching gills...but it seems like within the last couple days here the bigger ones have been picked out and now only dinks are left....any word on anything else going on either Muskegon or White Lake? ANY information would be great!

[sfw1960]

Any more perch action on the West end??
:evilsmile

[just tryin to fish]

does anyone know how 2nd st looks and if anyone is fishing it?

[TheBigRedDog]

I have heard mixed stories about 2nd some say its safe and some say wait its still ify because of the freighter that went through. I dont know what to beleive untill I check it out myself. Which will be tomorrow morning.

[N M Mechanical]

yesyerday at 1230 there was 40 guys out there ice was 6 inches. Stayed 100 yards from the channel.:fish2:

[MoJoRisin']

How was the fishing at the sand docks? I'm headed for Cottage Grove tomorrow but would also consider the sand docks if the crowd is too big at Cottage Grove.

[BeerCamp]

Fished the sand docks this morning, DEAD SLOW, only cought a couple of dinks, heard cottage grove was slow also.

[Limbender]

Fished by the papermill this AM lotsa guys fishing. It was real slow for us.