Its On!! Fish On!!

Its been a crazy couple of weeks for the Outdoors! crew....

We launched the newley aquired "Silver Panfisher" for its first run at bluegills and perch, but instead found the previous owners liked to use spuds in it to get rid of ice, and that several of the 100+ rivets were leaking as well...so this week was devoted to repair work on the boat, just to get her ready for the real thing.
Not to mention the morning temps were in the lower teens with north winds running at 10-15mph...
Know when to fold 'em...

This week also brought us some fantabulous river and big lake fishing!
Steelhead are certainly still in the Kalamazoo River, and somewhat spotty in the Saint Joseph river, running the ladder to Indiana as fast as they can...
In the Kalamazoo, the tend to be further down river from the Allegan (Caulkins) Dam, getting pushed down from the sucker run, as well as spawning walleyes.

Pier fishing and Lake Michigan Trolling has exploded!  Cohos, Brown Trout, Steelhead, and some Kings have been getting caught at insane rates from Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor up to Saugatuck!  Fresh tied spawn bags seem to work the best when the Coho are inside the piers, held with atleast a 3 oz. pyramid sinker, and when the bite slows, a little boat traffic seem to kick the fish back into a frenzy... we had insane action while the charters were headed back up river!
Suckers and quite a  few whitefish were landed as well...

In the next coming weeks we will be gearing up for some inland lake perch fishing, bluegills,  possibly more steelheading, and pier action.  We will be after the Wallies and Pike after April 15th.
Remember to get your 2011 Michigan Fishing license!!!
Thunder Chicken Season draws near...
Hear anything good?  Please feel free to leave us a comment or any "hot tips"...