Lake Michigan Smallies
We on the on this side of the state think of salmon when we look to the west and think of Lake Michigan. That’s fair, those in the west think of walleye when they reference Lake Erie. Both lakes have had a growing smallmouth population in the last decade, Erie’s has developed to the point where big tournament series come to fish its waters. Years before they were predominantly held on Lake St. Clair.
Take a look outside of Michigan’s boundaries on its’ great western lake and you will find anglers targeting perch, walleye and smallies along the Illinois line. This piece was actually sent to me, and was to good not to pass along. Ken Darga sent me the link, and I have known Ken for several years now dating back to some old discussions on the now defunct Ice Team website. Ken is an avid angler from Illinois, so when he passes something along its usually pretty good.
This young man, Dennis Price III is a 28 yr old carpenter, who went fishing with is brother after work one day this week. It was his first trip targeting smallies on Lake Michigan, and it turned out pretty well for him. Using a pumpkin colored plastic goby, he worked it along the rocks on the lake bottom. Once he dragged it over a large rock, the smallie hit. It measured 20 inches and weighed in at 6.2 lbs. A very nice fish indeed. This information was taken from the blogs section of the Sun Times.
