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Man, you talk about a close finish! It doesn’t get much closer than what the Arjay’s Classic experienced at Paw Paw Lake on Saturday.
The DNR wants to say "thank you" to Michigan hunters so it’s hosting Hunter Appreciation: Deer Drop-In Mondays at locations across the state, and all hunters are invited to drop-in and say hello.
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The ClapTail™ 110 is a topwater bait with a metal prop and back blade that collide when retrieved, producing a unique two-tone fish-attracting sound.
Newsflash
Trout/Salmon Returns Have Biologists Concerned
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By Louie Stout
Trout/salmon returns have biologists concerned.Some weird stuff is going on with trout and salmon this fall and St. Joseph River anglers are likely to suffer from it.
Biologists are deeply concerned. If you’ve been fishing for steelhead, you probably are, too. Only 632 Skamania steelhead have passed through the South Bend ladder. And they are puny.
The problem isn’t just here, but lake-wide for most salmonids.
King salmon, for example, are almost non-existent in rivers and streams. Indiana usually relies on Michigan kings for brood stock, but the return has been so bad up there that Hoosier fish managers had to drive to Wisconsin to get what they could.
“It’s the worse fall run I’ve seen in 25 years,” said Bodine Assistant Hatchery Manager Bob Bell. “It’s a very, very bad situation that we hope will turn around.”
Michigan Record Smallmouth Didn’t Come Easy
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By Louie Stout
Michigan Record Smallmouth
Michigan Record Smallmouth
Bass fishermen often believe it is their definitive skills that fool big fish, but often times a little luck can go a long way.
The recently broken Michigan state smallmouth record is no exception. The 109-year-old record was broken Oct. 18 by Greg Gasiciel who was subbing in bass tournament on Hubbard lake in Alcona County. It was the first tournament he had fished in 3 to 4 years.
The monster smallmouth weighed 9.33 pounds, erasing the former mark of 9.25 set on Long Lake in Cheboygan County in 1906.
Hubbard is an 8,850-acre lake that is seven miles long and averages 32 feet deep. It was the site of a televised Major League Fishing Event last year.
Gasiciel, whose only previous fishing on Hubbard lake was ice fishing for walleyes, was called upon by a childhood buddy to fill in for a “Bass Anglers of the Sunrise Side” tournament that frigid day.
The record holder’s personal best prior to that day was a 5-5 largemouth caught from Wixom Lake.
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