Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Smallmouth (12), Rock Bass (13)

Went back to Lowell again wednesday night. Caught a smallmouth (13″) on Green/Clear asai shad while drift fishing under the first rail bridge. Worked around the pond without much success. Caught a rock bass (7″) under the second rail bridge.

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad, Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: Black/Chartreuse Cho Asai Shad

Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Rock Bass (7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16), Bluegill (3)

Snuck in a little fishing this afternoon while Lisa was hanging out with her old friends. Fished the Mill Pond at Lowell, water was warm and starting to shallow up to a point where you can wade the breadth. Started with a Baby Bass Cho on the west side. Caught 2 rock bass (7″, 6″) under the rail pier. Caught another rock bass (6″) down from the rail pier. Waded over to the east side. Caught four rock bass (7″, 6″, 7″, 8″) on a Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho. Switched to Green/Clear and caught 2 more rock bass (7″, 8″) and a bluegill (8″) off the island shore.

Worked: Baby Bass Cho Asai Shad, Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad, Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: -

Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Bluegill (1,2), Rock Bass (1,2,3,4,5,6), Smallmouth (5,6,7,8,9)

Snuck a little fishing in on my vacation day. Started on the west side of the mill pond. Caught rock bass (7″) and a smallmouth (10″) on a green/clear cho. Switched to Firetiger and caught 2 more rock bass (8″,8″).  Moved over to the east side of the pond fishing with a baby bass cho. Fishing from the wall towards the barrels caught a rock bass (7″), smallmouth bass (12″) and two bluegills (8″,8″). Moved up towards the east dam and caught a rock bass (7″), smallmouth (12″) and another rock bass (8″) still on the same lure. Switched to a Chartreuse/Blue/White cho and caught 2 smallmouth (14″,16″).

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad, Firetiger Cho Asai Shad, Baby Bass Cho Asai Shad, Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: Perch Zander Shad, Bass Cho Asai Shad, Black/White Rapala(#11)

Thornapple River
Cascade, MI
Take: -

Fished at Cascade before the rains hit. The dam is opened to two doors right now so the backwater area near the spillway is flooded out and drowned with high current. Fished the point near the firepit. Dad caught a nice smallmouth, but I couldn’t stir up anything while I watched a guy fishing for Crappie with minnows pull in a beautiful rainbow and stare at it like an alien fish from another world.

Didn’t Work: Autumn Zander Shad, Tennessee Shad Husky Jerk, Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad, Hot Mustard SubWart

Thornapple River
Alaska, MI
Take: Walleye (1)

Headed up river befor the rain arrived. Caught a little walleye (10″) fishing the current breakline off the sandbar upstream of the pool near the rapids.

Worked: Vibrax #4 Rainbow Trout
Didn’t Work: Chartreuse/Orange Daredevil, Red/White Daredevil

Grand River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Rock Bass (55), Smallmouth (46,47)

Strangely quiet downtown tonight, very few people walking the river. No luck under bridge or off the wall tonight. Caught a little rock bass (7″) under the pearl st bridge on white. From the downstream side of the pearl st bridge caught a smallmouth (13″) on threadfin from the middle of the churn. Finished the night with a smallmouth (10″) from the carousel run out of the upstream churn.

Worked: Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad, Threadfin Cho Asai Shad, Bass Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: Chartreuse/Blue/White Asai Shad, Firetiger Asai Shad, Baby Bass Asai Shad

Grand River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Rock Bass (35), Northern Pike (7), Crappie (5)

Fished downtown tonight. Caught a little rock bass (7″) off the wall in front of the Ford. Moved down away from the Jesus Hippie Fest going on in front of the museum to under pearl street. Got shocked when I caught a nice pike (27″) under the brudge in about 7 inches of water. Caught a little crappie (9″) in the same spot.

Worked: Texas Shad Timber TIger, Chartreuse/Blue/White Cho Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: Firetiger Cho Asai Shad, Firetiger Asai Shad, Chartreuse/Blue/White Asai Shad.

Grand River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Northern Pike (4) Rock Bass (16), Smallmouth (37,38,39,40)

Started at the carousel, caught a smallmouth (11″) along the shoreline on an asai shad. Moved down a little bit and fished a backwater under the carousel that is formed by a log dropped there during the storms. Caught aother smallie (11″) on a thinfin.

Moved up stream to the wall in front of the Ford. Caught a rock bass (8″) just below the hole, followed by a smallmouth (10″) right out of the hole. Failed to set the hook on a third one above the hole. All were on an asai shad as well.

Moved further back up to Bridge St. Dropped my lure in the water to draw it up for the cast, but had a bass (12″) on before I could draw. Caught a northern pike (26″) off the walkway wall. Again, both on an asai shad.

Finally, moved up to the ladder launch. No luck here. Finished out the day at riverside park. Couldn’t stir anythihg up at the boat launch, nor on either side of the lagoon.

Worked: Bass Asai Shad, Firetiger ThinFin, Firetiger Asai Shad, Chartreuse/Blue/White Asai Shad
Didn’t Work: White Booyah Spinner, Blue/Silver Rattle Eye Joe, Crawdad Asai Shad, Threadfin Asai Shad, Texas Shad Timber Tiger, Firetiger Rattle Eye Joe, Pearl White Asai Shad, Black/Gold Wiggle Wart, Baby Bass Hot-N-Tot, Firetiger Zander Shad

Grand River
Wyoming, MI
Take: -

Started this evening at Hopewell Mounds, but all the good spots were taken. Tryed fishing under the bridge, but the current was too strong and the good backwater sports were all taken by the catfisherman.

Didn’t Work: Blue/Silver Shallow ‘A’, Threadfin Swim’N Image

Grand River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Rock Bass (15), Smallmouth (32,33,34,35)

Went downtown after failing to find a spot at the mounds. Took up residence under Bridge St. Caught a little smallie (7″) above the coffer on a threadfin mat, then after moving under the bridge where dad caught a little rock bass, I caught thee smallies (9″,8″,10″) on a chartreuse mat. Dad caught a smallie with nice markings in the boils below the coffer, then I caught a little rockie (7″) back under the bridge on a bream seeker. Had to pack it up after that as the wind was growing quite cold.

Worked: Threadfin Asai Shad, Chartreuse/White/Blue Asai Shad, Bream Seeker Shad
DIdn’t Work: Chartreuse/Black Baby 1-, RedCraw Blaze Shad

Grand River
Ada, MI
Take: Rock Bass (3,4)

Fished the point at the public access this afternoon. Apparently sometime between 2pm and 5pm the shade moves over this area and drives the fish out, the smallies were not here today. Fishing the main current from the point with a RedCraw crank brought in a Rock Bass (10″).

Moved down river to Hazy Cloud Park. Fished the south end of the park with a blue/yellow stinger and caught another rock bass (7″). Moved downstream and promptly lost said lure.

Worked: Red Craw Blaze, Blue/Yellow Stinger (1/2oz.)
Didn’t Work: Black/Gold Husky Jerk (#13), Black/White Matzuo, Yellow/Gold Cobra

Thornapple River
Ada, MI
Take: Rock Bass (5)

Fished under the dam until it became cold. Caught a rock bass (7″) on a Beno.

Worked: Green/Yellow Beno
Didn’t Work: Black/Chartreuse Baby 1-, Purple/White Crystal Minnow, Green Herringbone Deep Jr. Thunderstick, Firetiger Kastmaster (1/3oz.)