Author Topic: GULL LAKE (Read 47467 times)

lookinfopike · « **Reply #360 on:** Feb 28, 2016, 04:17 PM »

People have been on and off the bay all day long. I got to believe its time to turn out the lights and go home. That ice is looking pretty much done

Swift · « **Reply #361 on:** Feb 28, 2016, 04:53 PM »

Looks like there's 2 still out there

Wgorby · « **Reply #362 on:** Feb 29, 2016, 05:59 AM »

Not Gull related but smelt related.....Myslef and Ripper trecked up to Green Lake sat night, got 110 between the 2 of us. Hey SmeltBuster, check out these 3 smeltzillas I got....9.5", 9", and 8.75"...lol

smeltbuster · « **Reply #363 on:** Feb 29, 2016, 04:00 PM »

Way to go

Glad to hear you guys at least got some smelt. Those are some dandy ones right there ! Going to get the Toon out, probably Thurs. , after work. Weather permitting, I will be smelt fishing, Friday night.

Preacher Chuck · « **Reply #364 on:** Feb 29, 2016, 04:25 PM »

Green Lake....did the same thing there last year and had 5 that were all about 9.5 " and got those on a tip from someone on shore....minnow heads....guess I better go back....nice job Wgorby and Ripper

Jeff S · « **Reply #365 on:** Feb 29, 2016, 05:11 PM »

For all of you smelt guys...
This video is from a while ago,the 2012 date is not accurate, I saw this episode when it firat aired on tv.
Any time I hear smelt it makes me think of this. Some or all of you may have seen it, but it's worth watching again.
Fred Trost, in a U.P. creek.
Daytime? !?!??!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6o9jC_1dXvQ

ruttinbuck · « **Reply #366 on:** Mar 01, 2016, 07:16 PM »

Can you catch the smelt after iceout ? I got the smelt bug too late now
the kids keep bugging me to go.
Thanks

Average-Joe · « **Reply #367 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 01:16 PM »

Anybody check the condition of the lake recently? More interested in open water now. Looks like there's tracks to the middle of the camera and then straight back on the bay cam.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #368 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 02:44 PM »

I will check it out on Thurs., after work. I am planning on either trying open water smelt, at the edge of the ice, or lake trout fishing, sometime this week-end. It all depends on what I find, on Thurs. afternoon. You can catch smelt in open water, but I have been told that it is tough. As for the laker fishing.... well, there are a few things that I am tight lipped about, & this is one of them, Sorry ! As for open water summer trolling, treat Gull like the big lake, riggers , boards & Dipsy's. You can follow my Posts for that fishing, over on "Myfishfinder.com"/Mich. board.

GpaPerchEye · « **Reply #369 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 03:30 PM »

A-Joe, those tracks may be from yesterday. Late afternoon there was a pop up out there. Must want fish way worse than I do.

StabinCabin · « **Reply #370 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 04:58 PM »

You can launch a boat at the north end. You lots of open water looks open at least to Ross twp park.

Quote from: Average-Joe on Mar 02, 2016, 01:16 PM

Anybody check the condition of the lake recently? More interested in open water now. Looks like there's tracks to the middle of the camera and then straight back on the bay cam.

lookinfopike · « **Reply #371 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 05:39 PM »

Just saw three guys in close to the middle of first bay. That ice looked like crap a week ago, cant be that good out there I would imagine.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #372 on:** Mar 02, 2016, 06:30 PM »

Quote from: lookinfopike on Mar 02, 2016, 05:39 PM

Just saw three guys in close to the middle of first bay. That ice looked like crap a week ago, cant be that good out there I would imagine.

How bout we go fishin tomorrow night on 2nd bay ? You can lead the way

. I will even let you wear my new floatation vest

. You can keep what we catch ! Honestly, it looks like this thread may turn into an open water deal, sooner that hoped for . Stabin Cabin, thanks for the ph. call. Just got in from snowblowing a path to the Toon. Ross twp. is going to be a long cold run , to ice, in these conditions. Might have to fish for lakers instead !

lookinfopike · « **Reply #373 on:** Mar 03, 2016, 02:40 PM »

Quote from: smeltbuster on Mar 02, 2016, 06:30 PM

How bout we go fishin tomorrow night on 2nd bay ? You can lead the way . I will even let you wear my new floatation vest . You can keep what we catch ! Honestly, it looks like this thread may turn into an open water deal, sooner that hoped for . Stabin Cabin, thanks for the ph. call. Just got in from snowblowing a path to the Toon. Ross twp. is going to be a long cold run , to ice, in these conditions. Might have to fish for lakers instead !

Sounds great...I will be a bit behind you. Dont forget the shanty and Icegator. They have been out there all day today too. So you know they are catching fish

smeltbuster · « **Reply #374 on:** Mar 03, 2016, 04:26 PM »

Lots of open water on the north half of the lake. Ice is about 100 yds. offshore at Baseline rd. ,& yes I will be out there in a boat, sometime tomorrow. Not sure if I will be after smelt , pike or lakers ! The launch needs to be shoveled out before boats can be launched though.

GpaPerchEye · « **Reply #375 on:** Mar 03, 2016, 05:18 PM »

Smeltbuster, r u taking a chain saw, to cut the oft joked about trolling path in the ice ?

smeltbuster · « **Reply #376 on:** Mar 03, 2016, 08:00 PM »

Quote from: GpaPerchEye on Mar 03, 2016, 05:18 PM

Smeltbuster, r u taking a chain saw, to cut the oft joked about trolling path in the ice ?

My chainsaw is broken, gonna use some dynamite

. Going to try for lakers tomorrow afternoon. Might try for smelt, Sat. night. Trying to figure out a makeshift shelter for the "toon". If we do that, I will try & get the toon jammed into some half rotten ice , so I don't have to drop 90' of anchor rope. Thinking about going out in the A.M., w/ my tractor & blowing out the launch. The snow plow guy probably didn't think anyone would be trying to launch a boat right now

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Hermin · « **Reply #377 on:** Mar 04, 2016, 07:17 AM »

Whats going out there Phil?

GpaPerchEye · « **Reply #378 on:** Mar 04, 2016, 12:41 PM »

SB- make sure the fuses are long enough

SKIFFLAKEJIMMY · « **Reply #379 on:** Mar 04, 2016, 05:15 PM »

We used to drill holes with a 300 Weatherby Mag!

smeltbuster · « **Reply #380 on:** Mar 04, 2016, 07:55 PM »

I was unable to make it out today, but I am planning on surf fishing the north end in the A.M., hoping for a laker or some pike .

smeltbuster · « **Reply #381 on:** Mar 05, 2016, 09:05 AM »

No luck ,surf fishing this morning. There were 3 guys on south bay, when I came by it, on the way home.

primetime · « **Reply #382 on:** Mar 08, 2016, 11:58 AM »

There is one brave soul on the first bay right now.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #383 on:** Mar 08, 2016, 06:20 PM »

Seen a guy out there yesterday afternoon. It wont be long & the lake will be totally open. I am planning on open water smelt fishing, Thurs. night, weather permitting. The Toon is almost rigged for it. Also planning on some pike fishing w/ minnows, & or trying for lakers. Cant let this early thaw get in the way of fishing !

Hermin · « **Reply #384 on:** Mar 09, 2016, 06:37 AM »

How much is the park pass? I finally have a boat and plan on doing some fishing out there.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #385 on:** Mar 09, 2016, 05:58 PM »

The annual pass is $80.00 for non-residents of Prarieville Twp. ,& $70.00 for residents. I believe the daily fee to launch a boat is now $10.00. Way more, than it costs anywhere else. Keep in mind, if you show up some day during the summer, on a busy day, & the park is full, you have to wait until there is an open spot (that could be hours). Season pass means nothing. 1st. come, 1st. serve, no reserved spots for season pass holders. HOWEVER, you can come in , early in the day, drop your boat in a parking space to "Reserve" it for later in the day. That rule pretty much "Sucks", in my opinion. I choose to just stay away from the whole mess, on week-end afternoons. Keep in mind, there is always Baseline rd., but it is a shallow water launch, & you already know about the parking

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Hermin · « **Reply #386 on:** Mar 10, 2016, 06:47 AM »

I have a drift boat that can lunch in 4 inches of water. Baseline might be the way to go

smeltbuster · « **Reply #387 on:** Mar 10, 2016, 09:07 PM »

For those of you wondering about open water smelt fishing in a boat...... it can be done ! We fished tonight in 83' of water. Marked tons of fish in the bottom 30'. I caught 1

. The wind is the biggest problem; it moves the boat around (we had 3 very heavy anchors, holding the "Toon"), but it still bobbed around. We did not mark any fish, up high. When we came in, we stopped marking fish at about 60' of water. Water temp was 37.9 degrees. I know this is an ice fishing forum, but there has been some interest in boat fishing for smelt, so I am sharing what we experienced tonight. I will take fishing in a shanty, for smelt, anytime, over sitting on my "Toon". Pulling the anchors up, was not fun at all . Will I try it again, YES

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Wgorby · « **Reply #388 on:** Mar 11, 2016, 11:29 AM »

Yeah I can imagine that wind is your worst enemy....considering the light tackle used to catch smelt it would be tough to see the bites unless you are darn near perfectly still. SmeltBuster...we need video of your adventures!!

smeltbuster · « **Reply #389 on:** Mar 11, 2016, 12:47 PM »

I have not even figured out how to post pics on here, let alone video ! Wish it was as easy as FB ! I post quite a bit on there ! Right now, I have a pike trip planned for Sat. morning, drifting w/ some giant shiner minnows. Getting to fish w/ a very good friend, that hardly ever gets out, due to work.

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