Capping off a good weekend on the Bay
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Sunday turned out to be the best day of fishing on Saginaw Bay this weekend. A couple of days of steady weather meant fish were back to feeding. A couple of cold nights meant the slush and cracks had firmed back up to make travel easier.
One nice things are the little extra bonuses that can be caught through the ice on the bay. Down here on Erie we can catch perch with regular ease while targeting walleye. Up there you still get the perch, but latching on to a brown trout is not uncommon either. Another tasty surprise comes in the form of the whitefish. Once discribed as Michigan’s greatest natural resource, the whitefish started the state’s commercial fishing industry back in the 1800’s
This catch was brought in by the family Marchbanks, thats Adam on the left, his uncle (center) and dad, Al on the right. All three caught their limit of five fish, with a couple of kickers that made the day worthwhile.
Here is Adam’s uncle with the prize of the day. This walleye measured out at 29.5 inches. She weighed 30 lbs and 12 ozs.
Fish this big are not uncommon through the winter months on Michigan’s Great Lakes icy bays. Later, as spring approaches during late ice, big females like this will be coming starting the staging process for their spring runs.
Here was the bonus of the day, I had mentioned something about whitefish earlier in the piece. This fish at the bottom of the stack has got to be pushing close to 7 lbs, give or take some ounces.
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