Dead River-Marquette

[browning13]

Has anyone iced fished the dead river in Marquette? I know theres some big pike in there and have heard of guys fishing it. I drove down by the power plant and everything south of the bridge was locked up. I don't know where the guys were fishing but the rivers close by and I thought about giving it a try.

[srobocop]

i think i've heard of people fishing it just off the bridge on 510, which i think would be the mcclure dam(?) and the forestvile dam(three lakes) would be worth a try too.

[Handlining Rules]

Just remember guys that there is a lot of flowing water in those areas....I would recommend Autrain for a good perch pike and walleye fishery..but just remember to check the water levels because sometimes they raise or lower it.

[srobocop]

yeah thats the main reason i haven't fished it, i'm sketched out by the dead river system in the winter.

[z714x4play]

my buddie goes to NMU and fishes it he only got a coupple small northerns through the ice but he has only been on it once, but in the fall he got a bunch of eyes, and a BIG northern over 40".

[bottom fisher]

yeah thats the main reason i haven't fished it, i'm sketched out by the dead river system in the winter.

YEAH I hear ya srobocop ! The entire dead river system has not been the same since the "flood". The water in all areas was still kind of "murky" this past fall. There is still a lot of nice fish in there though.