higgins report sunday moved for easier access

[EXITPUPIL]

Went to higgins lake this morning (Sunday 1-16-2005). I went to the northern bait shop (not sure of the name) picked up some minnows. I had purchased waxies amd spikes the day before. On the advice of the baitshop guy I went out at Hillsdale (SP) Rd. by the small park. Fished in 25 ft of water up to 60 feet and drilled about 2 dozen holes. Caught about 30-40 perch....Only they were all 3-7 inches with the most being 4-5 inch range. Lost one 13 or 14 incher in 30 ft of water as it became tangled in my vex transducer. The fish seemed to want a glow hali with a waxie till good light and then a small chartruese glow jammin jig tipped with either a minnow or a waxi. I also caught two on a small plastic crayfish, About six on power bait grubs and 5 or 6 on a guster hook with a red lure jensen anise egg.

Ps always cool your portable heater before you put it into your rover . Mine was still hot and burned / melted my tacke box and started a small fire (not good). Ice was 4-6 inches as far as I ventured out (about 1/2 to 3/4 mile and walking was very easy with the use of spikes).

Hope this was informative.

M


Wanted to move this in case anyone wanted a report they could easily find.

[deadduck12]

We fished the south part of lake ended up keeping about 30.nothing big just average.all fish were caught in 15 fow.Tried out to 70 fow with no luck.

[beer and nuts]

Report from today was the same for the weekend from some of the perch friends--lots of fish just 5-7 inches. They fished all over the south end and parts of the north end. Good ice all over the lake out to 70-80 feet but nobody was out in the middle at the north end yet. FYI - As of today, one cannot go off the north state park access site they are laying sewer lines and have it all torn up. This weekend should be good for complete access of the entire lake. Its is freakin cold out today!!!

[deputy865]

Is the pearch fishin' really good, imean all around. me and my dad are tinking of hookin' up with my uncle to do some pearch fishin', only if it was good though ;)

[Connor4501]

Is the pearch fishin' really good, imean all around. me and my dad are tinking of hookin' up with my uncle to do some pearch fishin', only if it was good though ;)

LSC should really take off in the lake itself by the weekend. Most of the access sites should have plenty of walkable ice by then...Gas prices are going up anyway, save your money and monitor the new posts in the next 4 days on LSC... ;)