Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Largemouth (2), Rock Bass (13)

Fished for a short while in lowell this afternoon. Caught a largemouth (10″) under the tree hanging off the dam island on a green/clear cho. Also caught a rock bass (8″) in the same place on the same lure.

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad
DIdn’t Work: Firetiger Zander Shad

Flat River
Fallasburg, MI
Take: Smallmouth Bass(1)

Started off at the covered bridge at fallasburg park. Fishing with a firetiger zander shad under the bridge stirred up a smallmouth (13″) near the rocks. Nice surprise as it is unusual to find anything over 8″ near the bridge.

Worked: Firetiger Zander Shad
Didn’t Work: Bluegill Shallow Shad-Rap, Smoke Subwart

Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: -

Water is still a little too cold at the Mill Pond. Fished under the Rail Bridges and under the covered mill rail.

Didn’t Work: Chartreuse/Black Cho Asai Shad, Green/White Fat Free Fingerling

Thornapple River
Cascade, MI
Take: Largemouth Bass(1)

Water is too high to fish the rocks under the dam. Fished the pond above the dam casting from the fence toward the first outcrop stand behind the fence. Caught a Largemouth (11″) out from the shallows in the rocky area.

Worked: Autumn Zander Shad
Didn’t Work: Firetiger Cho Asai Shad, FireRed Black Fury(#3)

Flat River
Grand Rapids, MI
Take: Largemouth (6), Rock Bass (56,57,58,59,60,61,62), Smallmouth (48)

Interesting night tonight. No fish in the usual places at the mill pond, and no fish taking the usual techniques elsewhere. Pulling cranks with the current through the weels near the barrel stream brought the first success. Caught three rock bass (6″,7″,6″) off the island on a green/clear cho. Using the same method with a smoke subwart brought in a largemouth (8″) and three more rock bass (6″,8″,7″) at the upstream end of the weeds. While fishing the hole down of the pier caught a smallmouth (13″) and a rock bass (8″). The smallmouth had some damage. I’ve seen fish before with iron sores from people leaving hooks in fish, and I have seen fish with damage from fisherman using oversized trebles, but I’ve never seen anything like this. There was a large growth inside the lip and raw swollen skin outside the lip. Not sure if it was an infection or a tumor, but I’m thinking tumor. Strange. Do fish get cancer? Maybe thats a dumb question, but I don’t know.

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad, Smoke SubWart
Didn’t Work: Firetiger Cho Asai Shad

Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Largemouth (5), Rock Bass (36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44), Smallmouth (45)

Making my way down the barrell stream yielded a 5″ largemouth under the cross stream log. Under the east tressel there was a rock bass (7″). Caught two more rock bass off the end of the pier (7″,8″). Found a smallmouth (11″) in the hole downstream of the pier. Strangely, it was the first smallie I caught in the last fifteen fish. Caught another rock bass (6″) in the same spot. Finished upstream of the pier and caught a few rockies (8″,9″,6″,6″,6″). Pretty good night.

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Shad, Baby Bass Cho Shad, Firetiger Cho Shad

Chippewa River
Isabella Cty, MI
Take: Largemouth Bass (4)

Started under the school road bridge, caught a tiny (4″) largemouth on a little red and white eppinger.

Fished the gravel pit at Majeski Landing. No real cover for the fish, mostly hanging out near the main stream through the center of the pit.

Worked: Red/White Daredevil Eppinger (3/16oz.)
Didn’t Work: Green/Clear Cho Asai Shad, Baby Bass Asai Shad, Tennessee Shad Phantom Minnow

Weidman Pond
Weidman, MI
Take: -

Couldn’t stir up anything either on the west side or the top of the dam, nor the stream below.

Didn’t Work: Blue/Silver Krocodile (#3), Black/Chartreuse Cho Asai Shad, Watermelon Stinger (1/2oz.), Firetiger Asai Shad, Goby Jointed Wally Diver, Frog Tourney Crank

Flat River
Lowell, MI
Take: Largemouth (2), Rock Bass (17,18,19)

Fished the dam pond in lowell with no success. Had to figh the swans for water space, not my cup of tea. Moved down to the Mill pond and waded out to the weed bed need the babble creek. Pitching a matzuo down current to the barrels yieled a surprise river largemouth (13″) and a little rock bass (6″). Fishing the shoreline of the island brought in another rocker (7″). After moving back into the main stream caught a rocker (7″) off the end of the covered railcar loading bay.

Worked: Green/Clear Cho Shad
Didn’t Work: Smoke SubWart, Gizzard Shad Swim’N Image, Firetiger Zander Shad

Grand River
Lowell, MI
Take: -

Finished the evening at the boat launch. Pitched a bit of everything but coulndt stir anything up tonight. Strangeley, this is the first time I have caught more than 2 fish without catching a smallmouth. Curious.

Didn’t Work: Blue/Silver Krocodile (#3), Firetiger Kastmaster (1/4oz.), Black/White Shadling, Smoke Blue MidWart, Firetiger Asai Shad, Green/Clear Cho Shad

Grand River
Grand Rapids, Mi
Take: Largemouth Bass(1), Smallmouth Bass (12)

Started off up at Riverside Park tonight. Moved down to the boat launch where it was deep enough to cast something with some heft against the wind. Caught a largemouth (12″) on a wiggle wart. Didn’t even notice it was on the line until I got it close to shore. Reminds me why I am a smallmouth angler primarily.

Moved down to Fish Ladder Park to escape the wind, or at least get it behind our backs. Caught a smallmouth (12″) on a firetiger kastmaster. Had to leave early when the cold rain hit.

Worked: Black Gold Deep Wart, Firetiger Kastmaster (1/3oz.)
Didn’t Work: Black/Gold Husky Jerk (#13), Watemelon Cleo (2/3oz.), Watermelon Stinger (1/2oz.), Perch Hot’N'Tot, Blue/White ThinFin, Green/Silver Cleo (2/5oz.), Chartreuse Vibrax Fury (#4)