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Lake Erie - Has ice and anglers are taking some walleye in Brest Bay. Most are targeting 18 feet of water when jigging small rapalas or little Cleo’s. Chartreuse and clown have been good colors as well as anything bright. Perch have been caught off the Metro Park Marina But they are hit and miss and alot of small. Near the Banana Dike pearch and small walleye are being caught when using pink tear drops with minnows. Use caution near the Metro Park boat launch as the ice blew out recently and it may not be safe at this time.

Detroit River - Perch are still being caught in the canals near Gibraltar. Those fishing the first canal south of Gibraltar were catching lots of perch however many were small. Pink tear drops with minnows worked best.

Port Austin - Fishing was slow with not much angler activity.

Saginaw Bay - Fishing off Palmer Road was good before the cold set in. Walleye anglers were going south toward the Black Hole or northeast to the Catfish Hole. In general, walleye fishing was slow to fair at best throughout the inner bay. Most parties were getting a few walleyes, but it was far from a red-hot bite. They have been fishing in 17 to 20 feet of water off White’s Beach. Off Erickson Road, head out about three and half miles to waters 16 to 20 feet deep and off Linwood fish about 14 to 16 feet of water. At Vanderbilt Park, which is just east of Quanicassee, anglers have caught a few perch in about 6 feet of water or speared a couple pike. Off Thomas Road, anglers were heading out as far as seven miles to waters up to 20 feet deep however the ice out there is marginal. Others are only going out about two and half miles to the Slot and fishing in 16 feet of water and doing just as well. At Sebewaing, a few small perch and the odd pike were taken in the marina. For Mud Creek, perch fishing was slow and pike spearing was spotty.

Tittabawassee River - Had no fishing activity to report at this time.

Saginaw River - Has ice fishing from downtown Saginaw to Bay City. Some walleye were caught downtown Saginaw off Hooters’, between Saginaw and Bay City, and downstream from the Independence Bridge. The ice at Essexville and the mouth of the river is questionable and anglers should NOT try to cross the river channel.

Pigeon River - Fishing in the river and the marina basins was slow. They could see fish, but could not get them to bite

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St. Joe River - A few anglers are still targeting steelhead and walleye up near the dam at Berrien Springs. With few anglers in the area, this is a good time of year to fish and have plenty of room to do so.

Magician Lake - In Cass County is producing a few nice perch and some walleye in the evening. Pike and bluegills have also been caught.

Grand River at Grand Rapids - Walleye are hitting on bucktail jigs fished off the east wall and the Fulton Street Bridge. For steelhead, anglers are dragging Hot-n-Tots under a bobber. Chartreuse, chrome, or blue and chrome were good colors. The Bayous have ice and have started to produce good catches of panfish.

Grand River at Lansing - Those willing to put in the time might find some walleye below the North Lansing Dam or the Moore’s Park Dam. Try bucktail jigs.

Lake Lansing - Pike are still hitting but they are small. Look for bluegill and crappie in 15 to 20 feet of water.

Morrison Lake - Has fair to good crappie fishing at night when using minnows 10 to 15 feet down in 25 to 30 feet of water.

Reeds Lake - Anglers are spearing pike on the east end of the lake. Perch are hitting on spikes or very small shiners in 30 to 40 feet of water. Crappie have been caught between 9am and 4pm when fishing halfway down in 25 to 30 feet of water. For bluegills, try clear sewing thread 10 feet off the bottom in 25 to 30 feet of water.

Dean Lake - Near Rockford, has bluegills hitting on red and white spikes or wax worms. Anglers are still taking the occasional pike and muskie.

Muskegon Lake - Continues to build ice however anglers are reminded how dangerous the ice can be near the channel and heading up into the river. Those fishing over near the Sand Docks in the southwest corner of the lake have caught perch and a couple walleye in 40 to 55 feet of water. Minnows take the bigger fish however a Swedish Pimple with a fish eye also works. The water is a bit murky so try bright colored flies or glow tear drops. There have been rumors of a large pike in the northeast corner however no one has managed to catch it.

Emmet County authorities are seeking two suspects believed to have made the rounds of ice shanties on Crooked Lake, stealing from five of them.
Sheriff Pete Wallin said his office handled five different breaking and entering complaints and is asking for assistance from the community in rounding up the thieves.
“All five shanties were located on Crooked Lake between Ponshewaing and the Channel Road boat launch,” Wallin said Tuesday. “It is believed there were two suspects involved and these occurred during the overnight hours of Jan 5 through Jan. 6. There were several different items taken, such as heaters, poles, and other ice fishing equipment.”
Wallin asked that any information regarding the incidents be reported to Detective/Cpl. J.L. Sumpter at (231) 439-8901.

Most everywhere has at least 12 inches of ice but still be careful especially if you are on a river.

Lake Erie - Has iced over and anglers are taking some nice walleye in Brest Bay. Most are using jigging rapalas with minnows. Perch and some small walleye are still being caught out near the Banana Dike. Good Perch Fishing is still going on in the Metro Park Marina. Use tear drops with minnows, wax worms or wigglers.

Huron River – Steelhead are being caught using a wax worm with a bobber. If you can stay away from the ice flowing down the river.

Detroit River - Boat anglers were fishing the open waters around Gibraltar and taking perch on minnows and wax worms. Boat anglers will need to be careful and keep an eye on the ice that is coming down the river. Perch were caught in Airport Bay and up near Belanger Park.

Lake St. Clair - Anglers are out on the ice in all the popular fishing locations. The bite has been slow and the perch are running small.

St. Clair River - Flow ice coming down the river will hamper fishing efforts.

Saginaw River - As of this report, ice on the river was not safe. Continued cold weather could have anglers out by the weekend, but use caution