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)

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: Smallmouth Bass (21)

Went back up to Ada today. Caught a smallmouth (7″) off the point on a white spinnerbait. Lot of midsize bass hanging out in there, even so bold as to hang right around my legs, but none of them interested in anything I had to offer. As a side note, th water is now a good 3 feet down from the spring high, you can walk right out to the dropoff at the backwater and only be slightly more than ankle deep.

Worked: White Booyah Spinnerbait
Didn’t Work: Black/White Rapala, Blue/White Jr. Thunderstick
, Motor Oil Jig w/ craw trailer, White/Silver Asai, Black/White Seeker, Orange/Gold Wally Diver, Goby Jointed Wally Diver

Thornapple River
Cascade, MI
Take: -

Too many children throwing things in the water and just generally moving the fish away from shore

Didn’t Work: Firetiger Jr. Thunderstick, Firetiger Aglia (#3), Redfire Black Fury (#3), Chartreuse/Black Baby 1-

Thornapple River
Alaska, MI
Take: Rock Bass (8), Smallmouth Bass (22)

Finished the evening in Alaska. Caught a rock bass (7″) on an eppinger and a smallmouth (9″) on a black fury. Had to leave before expected due to overcrowding and some assholes who thought it would be cool to swin through the rapids and make a racket in the only good fishing hole.

Worked: Red/White Daredevil (3/16oz.), Chartreuse Black Fury (#3)
Didn’t Work: Black/White Jr. Thunderstick, Black/White Daredevil (3/16oz.), Firered Black Fury (#3), Red/White Daredevil (3/8oz.)

Grand River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Smallmouth Bass (17,18)

Fished the coffer dam downstream from fish ladder park under Bridge St. Caught one smallmouth (13″) on a chartreuse spinner bait, and then one more (12″) on a texas shad timber tiger. Very sunny, didnt last more than a few hours today as the sun was just draining me. Maybe too much sun in the last few days? Hard to think, after the spring we’ve had, that there could be too much time in the sun.

Worked: Chartreuse Spinnerbait, Texas Shad Timber Tiger
Didn’t Work: Green/Blue Spinnerbait, Black/White Matzuo Seeker, Firetiger Thinfin, Black/White Mini Shadling, Perch Blaze Shad, Perch SwimShad, Watermelon Stinger (1/2oz.)

Thornapple River
Cascade, MI
Take: Crappie (4)

What a shit week it’s been at work. The only good thing about this week has been the fact that the fishing was decent all week. Fishing the point south of the backwater at the Cascade Dam  yielded a crappie (11″) tonight. My experiment has thus far been a success in modifying how to fish a french spinner for both better depth control and better ability to cast with a baitcaster.

Worked: Chartreuse Black Fury(#3)
Didn’t Work: FireRed Black Fury(#3), Black/White Matzuo Shad, Watermelon Stinger, Timber Tiger, Orange/Silver Cleo(2/5oz.), Watermelon Cleo(2/3oz.), Blue/Silver Krocodile(#3)