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01-17-2003, 07:52 PM
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Michigan Sportsman
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Mitchells bay LSC
http://www.basshavencanada.com/cgi-bin/swamp.pl Ice fishing is hot mitchells bay. 2 day limit with perch avg. 9" biggest 14 3/4. also saw lots of big pike. 2 miles out just right of a wht. shanty. 4' of water. one foot of ice. Check the Swanp bait stor prior to going out. Some sml. open sopts to the right. It was a blast perch swimming up into the hole. I evin attempted to grab one (11"er) held it and it got away. Fish in my shanty jumped back into the hole and others got loose at the surface and jumped in . Fishing was fast and fun. Good luck all.
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01-17-2003, 08:01 PM
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Michigan Sportsman
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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I attempted to send photos. no luck. If anyone is saying Sure. I know how to send E-mail photos.
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01-17-2003, 08:08 PM
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Michiganiac
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Ed, click on "Your Pictures" at the top of the page. Then click on "my gallery" and there will be a line that says "upload photos". Click on the "browse" button and it will take you to your computer and you can select which ones you want. After you select the picture hit "ok" in the window and you will be back to MS, then hit the "upload" button. The rest of the info for puting up pics on a post is in the photo gallery forum. If you have trouble let me know.
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Last edited by tubejig; 01-17-2003 at 08:11 PM.
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01-17-2003, 10:25 PM
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Where is mitchells bay? I,m not real familiar with the lake yet, and wheres the best place to pick up a canadian liscense?
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01-17-2003, 10:40 PM
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Michigan Sportsman
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Mitchells bay, is a bay in Lake Saint Clair, Canada side. about 60 miles est of Det. or 45 miles south of Algonac. . you can get your license at any bait store in canada. I went out of bass haven. I gave the web address. they have maps Ect. good luck.
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01-17-2003, 11:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Best batch ive seen this season!
VERy NICE!!!
ANYONE UP FOR A TRIP NEXT WEEKEND?
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01-17-2003, 11:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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so, when we going????
I wouldn't drive there by myself, but i'm up to carpool with someone to share expenses and the fact that i don't know where to go.
2 miles is kind of a far walk, but hell, i'd do it for a mess of fish like that.
Any info on getting there, etc. would be helpful.
Thanks,
Steve
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01-18-2003, 12:01 AM
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OK ...... Not a problem, I 'm game. I have a 3/4 ton Ram van. Lets load it up!! Can you buy a 03 tag yet?? How old b4 you need one?? My 14 yo stepson would be into it. I'm putting new tires on, probably anytime after monday. Most weekdays are cool too. (Till mid Feb) I have a hitch too if anyone has a quad they want to drag along. Anyone have GPS # or a hot color ???? Gotta go to Simcoe too this year maybe my bday 2/16????
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01-18-2003, 03:29 AM
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There should be an ice taxi working out there starting today, usually $5 each way. Also should be one running out of St.lukes bay too.
Watch that website listed,, if Leamington starts getting alot of threads about it,, they are talking west of the point pelee park gates. If the ice is safe out there the perch fishing is phenomanal!!
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01-18-2003, 12:11 PM
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hey canadian hunter I have been in that area by boat but have no knowledge of where these gates are at the state park. I may get some time to head that way next weekend and would love to see some of those phenom perch. I may stay close by my area if the situation improves but I am close enough to get to leamington in a few hours. I am in fremont ohio and the ice on this side as of today is quite iffy! If there are any guides in the area your talking about please let me know. Any info on any aspect of ice fishing the area will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Ollie
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01-18-2003, 05:02 PM
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If and this is a BIG IF, if the ice is safe out there youll hear about it on that website,, people will just say leamington.
On the west side of the road that leads to pointe pelee provincial park between a place called sturgeon creek(small marina here) to the park gates.
People fish in the years with safe ice,, this looks like it could be one of them, may be a little early still! There is very limitted parking in the area,, one place is a small neighbourhood park with about 20 spots total! theres a couple more but its only 2 or 3 spots and id like one of them  .
Just walk out quarter mile, pop a hole and start searching. Half mile out you will be in mid 20's. Last time we had safe ice out there(2 years ago) it took longer to drive out there from windsor and walk out than it did to hit a 50 fish limit. I dont see why it will be any different this year!
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01-18-2003, 07:27 PM
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Mitchell's Bay
I love to fish Mitchell's in the late fall but this last fall, I never heard of any good reports. I saw a lot of Canadians that were much farther out in the lake so I never ventured in that tight. I'm not much of an ice fisherman but if I were going to give it an honest attempt, that's where I would go. Thanks for the heads up!
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01-20-2003, 12:21 PM
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There is safe ice at leamington!
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02-12-2003, 02:14 PM
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Canadian Hunter, is there a bait store near the park or in the general area? I am not much of an ice fisher, but all this talk about catching perch has got me ready to go
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02-12-2003, 05:20 PM
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There isnt a good bait store out near leamington. Stop in Windsor on Sandwich street 2 good shops there!
I wouldnt go to leamington now,, reports have been real spotty,, St.Lukes is where all the fun is!
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