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Jan
-31st - 2012-
Ice fishing activity is confined to the back of the bay
out off Jerry’s Marina and inside the state
harbor. Out off Jerry’s, they’re spearing a few pike,
sorting through perch, and also sorting through a lot of sublegal
walleyes to get a few keepers. Most of this fishing is taking place
in around 15 feet of water, with some walleye guys venturing close
to the edge of the ice to fish in 20 feet. Inside the state harbor,
anglers are sorting through perch to get a mess of eating sized
fish, they are reporting that they are seeing some real nice ones
in the holes. At Pinconning: Pine River / Palmer Rd - Perch fishing was really good at mid-week in this area, but tapered off over the weekend. Fishing was in 2 to 5 feet of water, and soft plastic colored beads on jack hooks was the universal bait of choice. Lots of sorting, but that’s the norm when fishing for perch |
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| Jan
-24th - 2012-
There’s
some ice off Jerry’s Marina, and a fair amount of effort in
15 to 20 feet of water. Some pike were being speared, and some perch
and walleyes being caught. Many sublegal walleyes caught and lots
of sorting for the perch, but also some legal walleyes and some nice
perch being taken. Inside the State Harbor, At Au Gres: Catching a lot of sublegal walleye and small perch in the Au Gres River, At Pinconning: a lot of perch activity in 2 to 3 feet of water off Palmer Road. Not much activity last week at White’s Beach; most perch fishing was in 2 to 3 feet of water from Pinconning Park south to the end of Townline 16 Road, with most activity either at Pinconning or Newman roads. |
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| Jan
-18th - 2012-
Inside the state harbor, mostly small yellow perch are being caught,
but if you sort long enough you might get enough keepers for dinner.
Some ice has formed over by Jerry’s Marina
and anglers creeping out there were getting a few perch and marking
but not catching walleyes in 15 feet of water. [Editor’s note:
I wouldn’t go out on ice like that over water that deep for
all the fish in Lake Huron !] At Au Gres: Anglers fishing in the river were catching lots of small perch and sublegal walleyes. At Pinconning: Lots of fishing pressure here over the weekend, lots of smaller perch caught, lots of sorting, but most anglers had a few keepers. Fish in two feet of water and wear a pair of waders, as you may find yourself meeting the fish on their own terms! |
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| Nov
-1st - 2011-
Pier anglers are doing a lot of sorting but are getting some nice
perch for their trouble. Average catches are 15 to 20 keepers per
angler. No whitefish are showing up yet, though a few anglers are
trying for them. Best whitefish fishing from the Tawas pier usually
takes place during firearm deer season. At Au Gres: A couple of boats of die-hard trollers did well on walleye trolling crankbaits off Whitestone Point over the weekend. No reports on perch from boats or in the lower Au Gres River. |
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| Oct
-25th - 2011-
Pier anglers were catching a lot of perch, but it was necessary to
sort through about 50 to 75 little ones to get 15 keepers.
Whitefish should start showing up in Tawas Bay in about two weeks. This is a popular pier fishery in mid-November for those who’ve got their deer or would rather freeze on a pier than on a stump in the woods. At Au Gres: When boats can get out, good catches of perch from 25 to 50 feet of water are being reported. |
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| Oct
-19th - 2011-
Pier anglers are catching a lot of perch and sorting through a lot
of small ones to get 10 or 15 keepers. A few Chinook are still being
taken in the Tawas River in the middle of the night.
At Au Gres: Good catches of perch are still coming from 35 to 45 feet of water. |
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| Oct
-11th - 2011-
If you’re willing to do a lot of sorting, you can get enough
decent sized perch for dinner off the Tawas pier. A couple of Kingss
and walleye were also taken off the pier at night last week. Several
Kings were also taken over the weekend in the mouth of the Tawas River.
Singing Bridge: Several Kings and steelhead were taken near the mouth of the Whitney Drain last week, mainly on floating spawn sacks or casting. At Au Gres:
Perch fishing was excellent over the weekend
out near the shipping channel between Pointe Au Gres and Point Lookout.
Everybody caught perch and some limit catches (50 per angler) were
taken. Size of perch ranged from 6 to 9 inches with some fish up
to 12 inches. Best depths were 30 to 40 feet of water. Anglers casting
for smallmouth bass around the Charity Islands did very well, with
parties reporting catching and releasing up to 25 fish per boat.
Perch anglers fishing out of Eagle Bay Marina (end of Sagatoo Road)
were doing very well in 18 feet of water at the Catfish Hole. |
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| Oct
-4th - 2011-
Pier anglers were finally starting to catch fair numbers of decent
sized perch inside the harbor. A few Kings and cohos were seen inside
the harbor also. Shore anglers at the mouth of the Tawas River continued
to catch some King salmon. Minnows are coming into the harbor in large
numbers.
At Au Gres:
Pretty quiet week there, as boats couldn’t
get out most of the week. A few perch were taken early last week
from 25 to 30 feet of water straight off the river mouth and down
by the hotel. |
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| Sept
-28th - 2011-
Lots of small perch and lots of sorting off the pier. A fair number
of kings have been taken at night and in early mornings by anglers
casting at the mouth of the Tawas River .
Singing Bridge: A few steelhead are starting to ascend the Whitney Drain (East Branch Au Gres River) and some are being caught near the mouth of the river. At Au Gres: Good perch fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water between Point Lookout and Pointe Au Gres, but you have to be there on the right day and fish in the right spot. Move around periodically until you find an active school of fish.
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| Sept-20-11 - Pier anglers getting some perch early in the morning; lots of sorting. A few bass and rock bass also taken. Boat anglers were getting perch from 18’ of water near Buoy #4 and 35’ of water near Buoy #2. Some Chinook salmon were taken by shore anglers casting hardware at the mouth of the Tawas River. At Au Gres: Perch fishing remains good but spotty. You have to be in the right spot, or move around to find a school of actively feeding fish. Sometimes it pays to get away from the pack of boats. Perch continue to be taken between Point Lookout and Pointe Au Gres from 27 to 35 feet of water, so they’ve moved somewhat closer to shore than in the past few weeks. | |
| Sept-13-11
- Pier anglers ‘way out at the end early in
the morning are getting perch but they’re doing a lot of sorting.
The odd pike and bass was also taken. Very few boats ventured out,
but some perch were taken around Buoy #4 off Jerry’s Marina
in 15 to 25 feet of water. Lots of sorting here also.
At Au Gres: Perch anglers are doing well on the right day in the right spot in 40 to 50 feet of water out near the shipping channel in between Pointe Au Gres and Point Lookout. A lot of sorting is involved but the keepers are running 7 to 10 inches with a few larger ones mixed in. A fair number of bass anglers appeared over the weekend to pre-fish a tournament held at Linwood, and they did very well on a variety of artificials |
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| Aug-29-11
Pier
fishing was generally slow, but some perch were being caught on the
lake side out at the end. Lots of sorting for a few keepers. Inside
the harbor, they took a few panfish, mostly rock bass. Walleye fishing
was slow. A few decent catches of perch were taken from boats fishing
12 to 20 feet of water off Jerry’s Marina and off the old Coast
Guard station. At Au Gres: Almost nobody going out for walleye right now. All the fishing effort is centered on perch, and some good catches including some limits were taken from between Point Lookout and Pointe Au Gres, and also out along the shipping channel in 40 to 50 feet of water. Perch brought in were ranging from 7 to 10 inches with occasional fish to 12 inches. The Au Gres River was slow, with only a few small perch caught. |
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| Aug
24th-2011 - Generally slow all last week. Boaters
caught a couple of walleyes out beyond Buoy #2 in 35 feet of water.
Pier anglers caught the occasional decent perch but there was lots
of sorting. A few bass and rock bass were taken also. Shore anglers
on the Tawas River caught some bass, bluegill, and drum.
At Au Gres: Walleye fishing was slow, with a few taken straight off the river mouth in 25’ of water. Perch fishing was pretty good between Point Lookout and Pointe Au Gres in 25 to 45 feet of water, with perch running 7 to 9 inches with the occasional bigger one. |
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| Aug
16th-2011 - Not
much fishing effort for walleye. Boaters after salmon and trout were
going out around Tawas Point and north toward Au Sable Point where
they were taking some Kings and Pink salmon and lots of Lake Trout.
There were also rumors of Kings being taken in deep water off Alabaster.
Pier anglers were catching mainly panfish and small perch and the
odd smallmouth bass. At Au Gres: Walleye fishing was spotty with a few coming from 15’ of water north of Big Charity Island . Perch action is starting to pick up with some taken off Point Lookout in 25 to 45 feet of water. Other spots to try for perch were around the commercial nets south of Pointe Au Gres. |
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| Aug
10th-2011 - Trollers
after walleye are either going around Tawas Point and then north to
the area off Au Sable Point and fishing in 35 to 80 feet of water,
or crossing Saginaw Bay and fishing the reefs between Caseville and
Port Austin. Pier anglers are getting a few perch, but have to sort
a lot to get some 7” to 8” fish. At Au Gres: Best walleye success was actually south of Au Gres toward the end of the shipping channel, north of buoys 1 &2. |
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| Aug
2nd-2011 - A few
are going out around Tawas Point and fishing north of there toward
Au Sable Point in 35 to 50 feet of water. A few perch are being caught
out around Buoy #2. Pier anglers are catching a mix of bass and panfish, including some yellow perch, but a lot of sorting is necessary. One boat fished deep water at the temperature break (the ‘scumline’) off Alabaster and came back with six nice steelheads. At Au Gres: Walleye trollers are for the most part going to the Charities and on from there to the Hat Point Reef. Walleyes are being taken in anywhere from 12 to 60 feet of water. |
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| July
26th-2011 - A
few walleyes have been taken around the artificial reef in 15 to 25
feet of water, and also out near Buoy #2 in 30 to 35 feet, but a lot
of boats are going south to deeper waters off Alabaster where they’re
picking up walleye in water as shallow as 25 feet and as deep as 60
to 70 feet. Pier fishing is slow in Tawas with some bass and panfish
taken, and the Tawas River is producing some catfish and drum.
At Au Gres: There’s a lot more fishing activity here, with most fishing centered north of Big Charity Island in anywhere from 12 to 60 feet of water. Some walleye are still being caught straight off the mouth of the Au Gres River and some south of Pte. Au Gres also. A bass tournament down in the vicinity of Wigwam Bay over the weekend reported good catches. |
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| July
19th-2011 - Little
fishing activity was reported in Tawas Bay last week, and boaters
continue to tow their boats down to Au Gres where the walleye bite
was much better. Pier fishing was also reported slow.
At Au Gres: Good to excellent walleye fishing reported from north of Big Charity Island, and also straight off the mouth of the Au Gres River in 12 feet of water. (The great fishing off the mouth of the river took place last Wednesday, and we don’t know if that spot is still hot…or not) |
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| July
13th-2011 - Fishing
pressure was generally light and fishing was slow last week, as most
anglers were trailering their boats down to Au Gres. Shore anglers
fishing in the Tawas River were getting some catfish at night.
At Au Gres: Walleye fishing continued very good, but experienced anglers were doing the best. The hot spots were just north of Big Charity Island in 8’ of water and also off Gravelly Shoals in 30’ of water. Crawler harnesses, hot-n-tots and spoons were all producing fish. |
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| July
7th-2011 - Most
were heading south and fishing around the Steeples. Walleye were caught
along the Nurenberg Reef and out near Buoys 4 and 6.
At Au Gres: Had limit catches of walleye north of the Charity Islands. Try crawler harnesses or spoons in 15 to 40 feet of water. |
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| June
7th-2011 - Pier
fishing is pretty slow, and the minnows have finally left the harbor.
A few assorted panfish and bass were taken by pier anglers. Boaters
trolling for walleye had a hard time with the wind up at Tawas last
week, but when they could get out they got some fish around Buoy #2,
off the tip of Tawas Point on crawler harnesses. Bass anglers were
doing well in the bay, mostly using plastics. Shore anglers fishing
along the Tawas River caught a mix of bullheads, catfish, pike, smallmouths,
and walleye.
At Au Gres: Walleye fishing has been really good since about last Thursday. Lots of limit catches, and mostly on crawler harnesses,(some on crankbaits) fishing 25 to 32 feet of water between Pt. Au Gres and Point Lookout. Excellent smallmouth bass fishing off Au Gres also. Shore anglers fishing in the Au Gres River are getting bullheads, catfish, sheepshead, and the occasional pike. |
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| June
2nd-2011 - Trolling
for walleye in 25 to 35 feet of water off Tawas Point is producing,
when using crawler harnesses. Pier anglers have caught small perch
and the occasional walleye or pike. At Au Gres: The main problem is finding clear water to fish in. Most are trolling north around Point Lookout or south of Point Au Gres and fishing in 15 to 30 feet of water. |
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| May
25th -2011 - Pier
anglers were catching a lot of small perch, some panfish, pike and
smallmouth bass. Those trolling crawler harnesses caught walleye around
Tawas Point in 20 to 30 feet of water while others were down between
Alabaster and Whitestone Point. Shore anglers and those wading caught
walleye off the mouth. At Au Gres: The water was really muddy off the mouth of the river so boat anglers were heading north up to Point Lookout, Whitestone Point or Alabaster. Some caught walleye on crawler harnesses or crank baits. |
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| May
17th -2011 - Pier
anglers…when they could fish…took a FEW Cohos, Kings,
and Lake Trout last week. The harbor is still chock-full of emerald
shiners, according to Steve. A lot of small perch were taken inside
the harbor, and a couple of guys using larger minnows (3”-4”)
took some really nice perch. Boaters were almost completely absent
since last Wednesday, and those few that tried it weren’t doing
that well. Fishing in the Tawas River was slow, with a few smallmouths
caught and released and the odd carp or sucker caught.
At Au Gres: Walleye fishing was pretty good early last week, with decent catches around the three points (Pt. Au Gres, Pt. Lookout, and Whitestone Point). Trollers in 15 to 20 feet of water were taking walleyes on body baits, crank baits and crawler harnesses. It’s been too windy to fish since last Wednesday. Shore anglers and boats fishing in the Au Gres River have taken some perch and catfish. |
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| May
11th -2011 - pier
anglers are catching a lot of small perch and occasional coho, Chinook,
brown trout and walleye. The harbor is chock-full of emerald shiners
right now. A weekend walleye tournament produced fair results, with
the best catches coming from down south around Point Lookout and Whitestone
Point. Some walleye are being taken in the Tawas River and just off
the mouth of the river. Trollers were taking coho salmon incidental
to walleye in Tawas Bay, and also some big lake trout out by Buoy
2.
Singing Bridge: One report this morning someone did well casting for walleye in the surf at night near At Au Gres: Walleye were hitting off the mouth of the Au Gres River and around Point Lookout. Anglers fishing in the Au Gres River were picking up some perch and pike. |
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| May
4th -2011 - Pier
and boat anglers are finally starting to catch walleyes with more
regularity, mostly casting or trolling body baits with Rapalas being
favored. Casting at night from the pier or wading behind the State
Police Post have been productive.
At Au Gres: Walleyes are being taken by trollers using body baits around Point Lookout in 10 to 20 feet of water. At Pinconning: A few walleyes were taken on jigs along the Pinconning Bar |
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| Apr
26th -2011 - Pier
anglers are taking a few brown trout, steelheads, and a couple of
whitefish, and are catching a LOT of small yellow perch. Small emerald
shiners are absolutely thick inside the harbor. Boat trollers are
not doing that well yet. Shore anglers casting rapalas around the
mouth of the Tawas River are getting some walleyes. Some walleyes
were still carrying spawn.
At Au Gres:River fishing is slow, as the river is high and muddy, like every other stream in central Michigan right now. Trollers using body baits are taking some walleye from 10 to 15 feet of water off Point Lookout, and success is rated fair to good. Singing Bridge: There were rumors of some smelt being taken Friday and Saturday night, but reports from the area said smelt dipping was better along the shoreline than in the stream. Areas off Point Lookout were producing some smelt for persistent dippers. Shore anglers are casting rapalas in the surf at night for walleye. |
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| Apr
19th -2011 - Anglers continue to catch good
numbers of suckers in the Rifle and other area rivers. Sucker spearing
opened last Friday in this area, but many streams are turbid from
recent rains making spearing difficult.Some decent catches of perch
from shore along the lower Au Gres River last week.
Trollers took a few walleye off the mouth of the Tawas and Au Gres
rivers early in the week before the wind started blowing, but nothing
much since about last Wednesday. |
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| Apr 12th 2011 -
Piier anglers got a few lake trout and a couple of walleye. Boat anglers
were not doing very well. Walleye don’t appear to be in yet.
Not much off the mouth of the Tawas River either. At Au Gres: lots of boats going out for walleye, but not much success this weekend. (NOTE: Fish are still up the rivers spawning in large numbers, but will start dropping back to the lake shortly.) Singing Bridge: A few steelhead taken in the surf. Lots of guys casting for walleye, but not much success yet. Also, the smelt run, such as it is, will probably be at least a week late with prevailing water temperatures. At Pinconning: Pine River and Palmer Road, there was some EXCELLENT perch fishing for boat anglers fishing out around the commercial nets on Saturday (50 – 60 nice perch per boat), but it really shut down on Sunday. Change of weather with the warm front and winds. |
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| Apr 5th 2011 -
Pier and boaters in Tawas Bay are taking a few lake trout, steelhead,
browns, and walleye. Not great, but fair. At Au Gres: Not much as the mouth of the river still has ice around it. Singing Bridge: River high and dirty, some steelheads being taken in the river and surf. Rifle River: Suckers are running in although at this time parts of the river are under flood warnings following the heavy rain and snowmelt. |
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| Mar 29th 2011 - There’s
still some fishable ice ‘way back in the “armpit”
of Tawas Bay near Jerry’s Marina, with anglers catching some
walleyes near the edge of the ice in 20 feet of water, mainly in the
evening. Pier anglers are fishing in open water. Some are casting
various lures, while others are using minnows or spawn sacks. They’re
getting a few lake trout, browns and steelheads. Wading anglers are
getting a few walleyes off the mouth of the Tawas River , and a few
steelheads in the river. The Singing Bridge: Surf anglers have caught a few steelheads and brown trout. At Au Gres: There’s still some ice fishing activity north of the breakwall, but success is reported spotty. The Rifle River: Sucker runs in the Rifle are just getting underway. A few suckers were caught in Omer over the weekend, but the run is just getting started. At Pinconning: Palmer Rd: There’s still some ice fishing activity here, with anglers having to wade through bad shore ice to get out onto fishable ice. Walleye were being taken from 4 to 6 feet of water in the evening, about dark. Whites Beach: There’s still ice fishing activity here; very good catches of perch on Saturday from 3 to 4 feet of water. It slowed down some on Sunday, but you could still get a mess of perch after a lot of sorting. |
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| Mar 22nd 2011 - The
only ice remaining is in the northeast corner of the bay, back off
Jerry’s Marina. They’re getting a few small perch and
a few walleye through it. The ice is out along the west side of the
pier, and a few boats are starting to get out. A few steelheads have
been caught in the Tawas River.
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Au Gres - There’s still
ice at Au Gres, and people are out fishing in 4 to 6 feet of water,
taking some walleyes and steelheads. The Au Gres River is still iced
over, but will open soon. At Pinconning: Pine River / Palmer Rd - The River is open. Some brave souls are still getting out on the ice here, but the shore ice is getting bad. Sunday, there were several limits of nice perch taken from 6 feet of water straight out, with the perch running 7 to 12 inches and mostly females. Walleyes were being taken from the same water depths at night. |
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| Mar 15th 2011 - Walleye and perch fishing were both slow last week. Only a couple of pike were speared all week. At Au Gres - Fishing is slow, with some walleye taken from 15’ of water. Ice anglers were going both north and south of the breakwall and off Booth Road out on Pte. Au Gres. At Pinconning: Pine River / Palmer Rd - Some perch taken in 6’ of water; lots of sorting; some walleyes from 12’ to 15’. | |
| Mar 7th 2011 -
Perch fishing has continued to be slow, with an awful lot of small
fish caught from 15 to 20 feet of water. Walleye fishing has also
been slow, with a few fish taken in the evening out near the edge
of the safe ice where the open water begins over about 20 feet of
water.
At Au Gres - Some nice catches of big perch have been taken on certain days last week off the mouth of the Au Gres River and off Santiago Road and Hale Road in 3 to 4 feet of water. Walleye are still being taken from 20 to 30 feet of water. Perch bite best in the morning, while walleyes bite best in late afternoon and evening. At Pinconning: Pine River / Palmer Rd - perch and walleye action were spotty, with anglers for both going out to 10 to 20 feet of water. |
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| Feb 28th 2011 -
Walleye and perch fishing were generally slow last week, with some
fish coming from 18 to 20 feet of water. Pike spearing was slow due
to murky water. At Au Gres - Most walleye anglers have been going out north of the breakwall, some crossing several active cracks to get to 30 feet of water. A couple of steelheads were caught last week incidental to walleyes. At Pinconning: Pine River / Palmer Rd: - Some nice perch taken from 12 feet of water, and walleyes from 18 to 20 feet. (That depth of water is 4 to 5 miles offshore.)
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| Feb 24th 2011 -
Walleye were caught in the evening in 20 feet of water near the edge
of the ice however extreme caution needs to be used. Perch fishing
was slow. Anglers can see them but the bigger ones did not want to
bite. A few pike were speared and a couple lake trout were caught.
At Au Gres - Walleye anglers were fishing a hole in 8 to 10 feet of water just north of the breakwall or heading out to 32 feet of water which requires them to cross several pressure cracks. |
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| Feb 15th 2011 - Perch
fishing is slow with mostly small fish taken. Walleye and pike fishing
are seriously hampered by slushy conditions. Spearers did take a few
pike. At Au Gres: Walleye anglers are going north of the breakwall, some to only 6 to 10 feet of water and others ‘waaay out to as much as 36 feet. Success is spotty. At Pinconning: Pine River /Palmer Rd Walleye anglers are going out as much as 8 miles, and success is hit and miss. |
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| Jan 31st 2011 -
Fishing for perch, walleye, and pike is slow and fishing pressure
is light due to deep snow.
At Au Gres - Anglers are travelling ‘waaay out there to 32 feet of water and beyond. Effort is light and success is spotty. |
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| Jan 20th 2011 -
Perch fishing is spotty in Tawas Bay but a few nice
fish were taken in 20 feet of water when using Swedish Pimples and
wigglers. Catch rates for walleye were slow. Pike spearing was also
slow as anglers report the fish are not moving much.
At Au Gres - Most fishing activity is on the Au Gres River, where anglers after perch are also catching a large number of sublegal walleyes. Those with cameras reported seeing the bigger perch however they swim up, examine the bait then ignore it. |
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| Jan 11th 2011 -
Perch fishing has been slow and spotty with a lot of sorting. Perch
are hitting wigglers in 15 feet of water. Walleye anglers can’t
get out to deep water yet due to ice conditions, but are getting a
few. Pike spearing hasn’t been that good, hampered by murky
water. Nevertheless, a few pike are being speared and a few more taken
on tip-ups. So far, Steve has seen only one lake trout taken.
At Au Gres: Ice fishing is pretty much confined to the River, as the ice out in the bay is not good yet. Anglers in the Au Gres River have been getting some keeper perch and releasing a lot of sub-legal walleyes. |
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| Jan 6th 2011 -
Perch fishermen are out in force on Tawas Bay. Most are fishing shallow
in 2 to 5 feet of water. |
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| Nov-18th
-2010 -
Whitefish are schooling along the breakwall. Try ice fishing
jigs with small minnows or other small lures. Best fishing is dusk
and dawn. |
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| Nov-11th
-2010 -
Fishing from the pier is still taking an occasional steelhead
or brown trout. Perch fishing has been good off the state dock. With
all the minnows showing up, whitefish action should be good, especially
for those fishing off the pier at first light and dusk. |
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| Oct
-27th -2010 -
Pier anglers were sorting through lots and lots of little
perch to get 8 to 10 keepers. There are also a few steelheads and
browns around the harbor. Not much boat fishing activity due to wind
and the fact that most people have laid up their boats for the winter,
but a couple of die-hard trollers took a nice steelhead and a brown
from 15 to 20 feet of water out near the tip of Tawas Point on Rapalas.
Emerald shiners are just thick in the harbor and in most of the bay
right now. At the Singing Bridge: A few smaller steelheads taken in the surf on spawn over the weekend. |
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| Oct
-24th -2010 -
Pier anglers are getting a lot of perch but a lot of sorting is necessary.
Minnows are thick in the harbor, and are attracting perch and other
predators which feed on them. A few pike, brown trout and smallmouth
bass are also being taken. Boat anglers aren’t doing much. A
few Chinooks have been taken from the Tawas River .
At the Singing Bridge: A few Chinooks are being taken in the surf, and some small steelheads (2 lb.) are being taken out of the East Branch Au Gres River. |
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| Oct
-13th -2010 -
Tawas Pier: Lots of minnows moving in and anglers are fishing both
inside and outside the pier and catching lots of perch. Most are 4-6
inches but they are getting a few larger ones mixed in. A few Salmon
are being caught casting (J plugs, rapalas, spoons) and some spawn.
Tawas River - There were some salmon running the
river over the weekend, and generally were bigger fish. |
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| Sept -14th -2010 - Pier action was slow, with a few small perch being caught. Some salmon was seen porposing. A few walleye were being taken on the outside wall in early mornings and evenings. Trollers were not giving much effort due to wind. A few fish being taken at Buoy 2 (35-50’). | |
| Sept
-9th -2010 -
Walleye were caught before the state was hit with strong winds. Try
trolling in 50 to 70 feet of water between Au Sable Point and Tawas
City. |
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| Aug -31st -2010 - Walleye fishing has really slowed down (this goes for every place. It can’t hardly get any slower) with just a few being caught on crawler harnesses in 40 to 65 feet of water. Trollers are also picking up occasional steelheads. They’re getting a few bass off the pier and also from boats casting various artificials. | |
| Aug
-26th -2010 -
Pier fishing continues to be slow. Those trolling are picking up walleye
in 35 to 70 feet of water outside Tawas Bay, near Buoys 4 & 6,
and near the lighthouse when using crawler harnesses. |
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| Aug
-19th -2010 -
Pier fishing is slow. Anglers trolling for walleye are getting good
catches out near Buoys 4 & 6 and Buoy 2; also in 30 to 65 feet
of water off Alabaster and out north of Big Charity Island. An occasional
steelhead is being taken along with the walleye. |
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| Aug
-12th -2010 -
Pier fishing is slow, with a few panfish and perch in the mornings
and the occasional walleye taken at night. Boat anglers have taken
some fair catches of perch out by the lighthouse in 15 to 25 feet
of water. Walleye fishing was still pretty good south towards Alabaster
in deep waters. |
|
| Aug -3rd -2010 - Trollers are still getting some walleye, mainly on bottom bouncers and crawler harnesses, but a few on lures, in 30 to 70 feet of water outside Buoy #2, south toward Alabaster, and north of Big Charity Island. Walleye fishing would be best characterized as fair. Fish are scattered at all depths. Pier fishing is very slow | |
| July
-29 -2010 -
Pier fishing is slow, with just a few bass and panfish caught. Trollers
after walleye are fishing anywhere from 30 to 70 feet of water, mostly
with crawler harnesses, and are picking up some fish near buoys 4
& 6 near the weed beds and out by buoy #2 in deeper water. Some
trollers are also heading down toward Alabaster. Walleyes are scattered
at various depths, so move around and run baits at different depths
until you find active fish. |
|
| July -14 -2010 - Pier fishing is slow. Trollers after walleye are going south toward Alabaster and Au Gres or outside the Charities, fishing 40 to 70 feet of water, running baits 15 to 40 feet down. | |
| July
-06 -2010 - Trollers
in Tawas Bay were getting walleye in 40 to 50 feet, with crawler harnesses
on bottom bouncers out near buoy #2, outside of Tawas Point, and down
toward Alabaster. Pier fishing was slow, with a few bass and panfish
being caught. At Au Gres, trollers were fishing mostly deeper water,
up to 10 miles south of Pte. Au Gres, and out near the Charity Islands
and the Steeples north of the Charities. Most were getting walleyes,
but few limits. Incidental catches of catfish, sheepshead, and larger
perch were common. |
|
| July - 01 - 10 -Walleye anglers had fair to good success when trolling off Tawas Point, Buoy #2, and down towards Alabaster in 35 to 40 feet of water. Pier fishing was slow with a few panfish and the occasional pike taken. Smallmouth caught near shore. | |
| June
-24 -2010 - Those
trolling bottom bouncers with crawler harnesses have caught a few
walleye in 30 to 45 feet of water near Buoy #2. Lake trout and channel
catfish have also been caught. Closer to shore, anglers took good
numbers of smallmouth bass. Pier fishing was slow with the occasional
walleye, pike, smallmouth bass or rock bass caught. |
|
| June -14 -2010 - Walleye trollers did fairly well off Tawas Point and around Buoy #2 in 20 to 40 feet of water, mostly on crawler harnesses. Bass anglers continue to do very well on smallmouths, mostly sight fishing with plastics. Pier fishing was on the slow side, with occasional bass and panfish taken. | |
| June -7 -2010 - Trollers fishing 30 to 40 feet of water off Tawas Point did well on walleye when they could get out. Crawler harnesses were best. Bass anglers were doing well sight fishing smallmouths in shallow water with various plastics. Pier fishing was generally slow, with various panfish during the day and the occasional walleye at night. | |
| June -3 -2010 - Pier
fishing was slow with a few bass and panfish caught. Good numbers
of walleye were caught by those trolling crawler harnesses in 25 to
35 feet of water out off Tawas Point. Bass anglers did well when sight-fishing
with assorted plastics. |
|
| May- 28 - 10 -
Those trolling for walleye are heading out near Tawas Point and the
Charity Islands and fishing in 25 to 40 feet of water. Pier anglers
casting rapalas at night caught walleye. Rock bass were caught around
the docks inside the State Harbor. A good number of smallmouth bass
were caught and released in Tawas Bay. Many are sight fishing but
some were fly fishing or using plastics. |
|
| May- 20 - 10 -
Pier anglers fishing at night have caught walleye when casting crank
baits. |
|
| May- 13- 10 - A
few walleye were caught off the pier at night. For the most part,
boats have not been able to get out due to windy conditions. When
they could, a couple walleye were caught down near Alabaster. |
|
| May- 4- 10 -
Walleye anglers did best down by Whitestone Point in 15 to 30 feet
of water or when jigging near the reef. Boat anglers inside the bay
caught a few pike and smallmouth bass. Pier anglers were catching
and sorting small perch. |
|
| Apr- 29- 10 -
Trolling crawler harnesses and crank baits has taken some walleye
in the evening in 10 to 25 feet of water. Pier anglers were getting
a few walleye on both sides of the harbor. Pike and brown trout were
caught on the lake side. Perch anglers were doing a lot of sorting
to find a few keepers. |
|
| Apr- 23- 10 -
Pier anglers are getting the occasional pike, walleye,
coho, Atlantic salmon and a few perch. Those targeting perch will
want to fish early in the morning and expect to do lots of sorting.
Salmon and walleye were caught on rapalas. |
|
| Apr- 15- 10 - Fishing from the Pier inside the harbor has produced some perch but be ready to sort out the small ones. Early morning was best for bigger perch. Those fishing the lake side were getting a mix of coho, brown trout, steelhead, walleye and northern pike. Boaters trolling rapalas were picking up a few walleye off the mouth of the river. | |
| Apr- 08- 10 -
Anglers are doing a lot of sorting but still finding some decent perch
inside the harbor. Pier anglers fishing the outside of the breakwall
are getting a few walleye and the occasional brown trout. Boats trolling
rapalas caught walleye. |
|
| Apr- 01- 10 -
Pier anglers are getting a few brown trout, steelhead and walleye.
Large numbers of emerald shiners have moved into the harbor, making
it hard for anglers with artificial bait to compete with so much natural
food. Those trolling off the mouth of the river also caught walleye,
brown trout and steelhead. |
|
| Mar
25- 10 - Boats trolling
rapalas have caught a few trout and walleye off the mouth of river.
Pier fishing was slow with only a couple walleye, steelhead or perch
taken. |
|
| Mar
18 - 10 - Pier anglers
are catching a few walleye and trout. Boat anglers were trolling off
the mouth of the Tawas River. This is one of the few locations where
they could get a boat out to open water. |
|
| Mar 04 - 10 - Perch fishing was slow however pike spearing picked up as the waters cleared. Most of the ice in the bay has blown out except inside the point to Jerry's Marina. Pier anglers are casting on the outside or perch fishing on the inside. | |
| Feb
17 - 10 -
Pike spearing was slow because of cloudy
water conditions. Walleye action was slow with only a few fish taken
in 15 to 20 feet of water when fishing at night. A few nice perch
in the 7 to 9 inch ranges were caught but not in big numbers. |
|
| Feb
11 - 10 - A
lot of ice blew out of the bay but it was hanging on near Jerry's
Marina where most people were fishing. A few 7 to 9 inch perch were
caught along with many small ones. Walleye were caught but the pike
spearing was slow. |
|
| 12- 03 -09
- Whitefish action slowed for those fishing off the
State Dock. The occasional brown trout and a few small perch were
caught in the bay. |
|
| 11- 26 -09
- Whitefish action continues off the State Dock.
Steelhead and walleye were also caught. |
|
| 11- 19 -09 - Whitefish action continues off the State Dock. Fish have been caught just off the bottom in the early morning and at night. Anglers are still finding light numbers of steelhead and the occasional walleye. | |
| 11- 12 -09 - Fishing from the pier is taking some walleye and steelhead. The better walleye fishing was at night. Whitefish are biting on minnows off the Tawas State Dock, mostly at night. | |
| 11- 5 -09 - Pier anglers managed to catch some walleye. Look for whitefish off the dock at Tawas. Try small ice fishing jigs and small spawn rigs with light line and a bobber. | |
| Oct 29 09 -
Perch fishing has picked up some inside the harbor but anglers will
need to sort out the small ones. Walleye were caught by those casting
lures or still-fishing with large minnows. Try behind the State Police.
|
|
| Oct 22 09 -
The few boaters still out are getting a few walleye and the odd brown
trout off Jerry's Marina and Buoy #6. A few walleye were caught off
the pier when still-fishing with live minnows or casting or jigging
spoons. Anglers also caught a couple smallmouth bass and a steelhead.
Perch fishing was slow and required sorting out the small ones. |
|
| Oct 8 09 -
Pier anglers are catching a few perch from the floating docks. A couple
walleye were caught from the outside pier. A few salmon are jumping
in the harbor but not biting. |
|
| Oct 1 09 -
A few salmon are showing up in the harbor, and some have been caught
by pier anglers casting hardware and fishing spawn under a bobber.
Perch fishing is slow. A few walleye were caught east of Tawas Point
in 25 to 30 feet of water. |
|
| Sept 24 09 - A few salmon were seen jumping inside the harbor early in the morning. A couple fish have been caught when casting spoons or floating spawn under a bobber. | |
| Sept 10 09 - Walleye fishing was slower with a few fish caught near Buoy 2 and down near Alabaster. Pier fishing was also slow with only a few small perch or the occasional walleye being taken. | |
| Sept 3 09 -
Boaters trolling are still getting some walleye in 25 feet of water
out near Buoy #2, around the reef, and north of the Charity Islands.
Some 6 to 9 inch perch have been caught off the pier in the early
morning. No salmon have been reported yet. |
|
| Aug 27 09 - Walleye fishing picked up for boaters. Some are fishing Tawas Bay and out near Buoy #2 but most are targeting 15 to 30 feet of water on the north side of Big Charity Island where limit catches were reported. Pier anglers were catching a few smallmouth bass and rock bass however boat anglers fishing the weedbeds around the piers were catching perch. Plan to sort out the small ones. | |
| Aug 19 09 -
Walleye have been caught near the Steeples, 50 to
70 feet of water off Tawas Point, the reefs northeast of Big Charity
Island and down towards Alabaster. Crawler harnesses caught the most
fish. Pier and river fishing remains slow, with a few perch, smallmouth
bass or rock bass caught. |
|
| Aug 6 09 - Walleye were caught 20 to 40 feet down in waters 50 to 60 feet deep when trolling Hot-n-Tots, spoons or crawler harnesses. Boats trolling in 160 to 170 feet of water off Au Sable Point caught lake trout. Pier fishing was slow. | |
| Aug 13 09 - Some
good catches of larger walleye have been taken north of Tawas Bay,
in the direction of Au Sable Point, from 50 feet of water on spoons.
Some of these fish have run 5 to 7 pounds. Trollers are also getting
some bigger walleye down toward Alabaster on crawler harnesses. Pier
fishing and shore fishing in the Tawas River is generally slow, with
an occasional drum, smallmouth bass, rock bass or small perch taken.
|
|
| Aug 6 09 - Walleye were caught 20 to 40 feet down in waters 50 to 60 feet deep when trolling Hot-n-Tots, spoons or crawler harnesses. Boats trolling in 160 to 170 feet of water off Au Sable Point caught lake trout. Pier fishing was slow. | |
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