Panfish

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Bring It On Perch

October 8, 2012

Finally some cool temperatures are cooling the local waters and fishing is heating up. There were many reports already of perch limits coming from the lower river but I was skeptical. It seemed there were more skunks that limits. Now the water temps are in the 60s and the fish are gearing up for the [...]

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Muskucopia

July 8, 2012

The Detroit River and it’s surrounding waters has to be the largest cornucopia of fish and fishing opportunities in the world. From checking my Michigan Outdoor News I find reports of anglers taking over limits of silver bass. Silver bass? The scourge of the spring walleye enthusiast, silver bass are very popular somewhere. It was [...]

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Where Does one Start When Ice Fishing new lakes?

August 25, 2011

By: Milton F. Whitmore Ice fishing new lakes! A new adventure! It’s late December and you’ve never icefished a particular lake before, and you have no idea where to put down your first holes. Of course you could join the crowd, if any, putting a few holes down in the same area and seeing first [...]

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Michigan Bluegill Fishing

August 25, 2011

By: Milton F. Whitmore Slab-sided bluegills are the dream of every panfish angler who harbors more than a passing fancy towards catching these tasty fish. Most every lake in Michigan is home to a population of ‘gills. Some even have excellent reputations for turning out fish in the seven- to nine-inch range with some regularity. [...]

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