Fishing Michigan

One of the most effective types of lures for just about any species of fish caught through the ice are spoons.  All, but the finickiest bluegill will hit a spoon.  They appeal to the neutral fish, as well, as the most aggressive.  They come in all sizes from 1/16th of an ounce up to 1 oz.   Here are some of my favorites broken down by company, sizes and species to target with them.

Northland Tackle offers quite a few spoons to choose from.  The combination of colors, glows and decals can call fish in from a long way off.  The most versitle for panfish up to walleye are the Forage Minnow spoons.  The 1/16th and 1/8th oz spoons are ideal for agressive crappie and perch.  The 1/8th is idea for perch, and effective for timid inland lake walleye.  The 1/4 oz will get you jumbo perch and can even be used on the Great Lakes for walleye.   The Fire-Eye Minnow spoon offers the colors and glows too,  but with a different shape for more flutter action.  The 3/16th and 3/8th sizes can be used on inland and big water walleyes.  The Buck-Shot Rattle Spoons have been without peer for many years, combining colors with a rattle chamber on the backside of the spoon.  From crappie and gills, to walleye, all the way up to northern pike;  these spoons will call agressive fish in.  They can also be twitched or jiggled for less aggressive fish.

Will cover a Michigan original tomorrow, and one of the most popular spoons for ice fishing of all time.