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Looks like no one is giving up the laker hot spots. Has any ice started in Higgins?
I hope they get some ice. We are planning our Smelt Camp trip for Feb 2 and 3rd!! The cabin is around the Harrison area and so worse comes to worse, we will just fish around that area.
myson and i are very interested in this smelville...hes 8 and i never been smelt fishing....sounds like a riot...just gonna have to go this year.....wanna laugh..i pay 1.77lb for smelt at our grocery store for the son everytime smelt is in..
This is one of the prettiest lakes in Michigan, we had a cabin on the north side... i think.. right around the island and trust me the rock bass even taste good out of that spring fed lake. I really am interested in ice fishing it have only fished it open water, sounds as if it gets better in the winter.
Yeah, my buddy has a cabin over in St. Helen. During the hot summer days up there, we usually head to Higgins with his boat......like everybody else. It does get busy up there for an "up north" lake. One big party.
I go up their about 2 to 3 times a year but only in the winter and it seems that even on the weekends that lake doesn't get very much fishing pressure. Especially on the south end where I like to go
every one goes to houghton and it stays fairly quiet in the winter\But in the summer it is a big party......crystal clear waters, sandy beaches, nice boats and lots of bikinis
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The trash that people leave on the ice by shantytown is unbelivable. Last year when the ice was about to go out I drove down to the west launch and all the ice was a nice blue color except where shanty town was, that are looked like a dump complete with yellow ice. The last few years I quit fishing in that area because of the trash that was being left behind. I started fishing during the day for smelt and had a better and more quiet time than night fishing. Many times you could not see the bottom because there were so many smelt. I also seen a lot of lakers but they usually came thru about midday.
I go off the State Parkonthe North side but have been thinking about trying a few different areas this year if the lake freezes over good. Where do you usually go of the South side?