Never fished belville lake anyone care to share info about the lake if so pm me Thanks
Belville lake is a wonderful impoundment on the Huron river. It can be a challenging lake at times and at other times you cant keep them off of the hook. There is just about every type of structure you can think of out there. Boat docks, points, channel bends, weed flats, riprap, underwater road beds, you name it, it is there.
Smallmouth are usually what wins tournaments out there, but at times I have seen some big sacks of largmouth take home the 1st place check.
The time of year ABA is fishing it I would guess it will be smallies that will dominate. Most guys will start running the shorelines with crankbaits, flipping tubes, or throwing senko style lures and that is probably how the event will be won.
It is a fun lake to fish and when things warm up give me a shout and it would be my privilege to take you out there and show you a few things.
I have no friends so I am always looking for fishing partners.
Thank for the info and I will keep you on speed dial in the spring that would be real cool to get out with some one that knows the lake
Fishon - I think Josh mentioned you were an acquaintence of his once. That's close to having atleast one friend isnt it? 8)
CS - Belville can whoop your butt or treat you like a king. If you do go with Fishon, keep your eyes on the sonar for a brand spanking new spinning combo right on one of the creek channel bends near the first point west of the launch. Tons of smallies in that impoundment. Beat the docks with a tube for a good fun day of catching 13.9999's.
B
Right ON man sounds good I also herd this lake holds lots of walleye
This is what Belleville is good for:
Belleville is actually a fun lake to fish...besides the big carp you can catch on tubes and hula grubs (seriously), you can catch alot of largeheads in the shallow West end and nomadic herds of smallies that are there one minute...and gone the next :D. There's also a really good population of BIG crappie, some decent walleye fishing, good channel cat fishing and some Tiger muskies. Maybe BigDog can share some of his Local knowledge with us...
Jeff, you could catch a carp in a laundry tub on a tube of toothpaste. You truly are the Carp Master!
Belleville? Whos idea was that?
McCarter himself :-\'
I have fished this lake relentlessly for the last 3 years and I can say that it has patterns that can be figured out fairly quickly if you seperate the east and west ends at the denton road bridge. the smallies on the west end have a tendency to act somewhat like LM from time to time. The large mouth in the west end should not be overlooked!!! there is a ton of cover and depending on the weather prior to the tournament and the amount of "partying boaters" in one paticular area the LM get easy to target.
Good luck to all that fish it should be a pretty good time.
I've never been on the Lake either.
McCarter volunteered to hook me up with all of Jeff C. spots so I should be all set ... Just kidding Jeff
I am curious to see how this tourney turns out
If anyone wants to show me around on the lake I wont turn down any advice.
Quote from: ABA on January 16, 2007, 10:44:27 PM
I've never been on the Lake either.
McCarter volunteered to hook me up with all of Jeff C. spots so I should be all set ... Just kidding Jeff
Good luck with those...I hope they work out better for you than they do for me :D Leave me a couple carp if you'd be so kind...
Maybe that is why Brian was so eager to share ....
Quote from: fishon1219 on January 11, 2007, 03:08:52 PM
Belville lake is a wonderful impoundment on the Huron river. It can be a challenging lake at times and at other times you cant keep them off of the hook. There is just about every type of structure you can think of out there. Boat docks, points, channel bends, weed flats, riprap, underwater road beds, you name it, it is there.
Smallmouth are usually what wins tournaments out there, but at times I have seen some big sacks of largmouth take home the 1st place check.
The time of year ABA is fishing it I would guess it will be smallies that will dominate. Most guys will start running the shorelines with crankbaits, flipping tubes, or throwing senko style lures and that is probably how the event will be won.
It is a fun lake to fish and when things warm up give me a shout and it would be my privilege to take you out there and show you a few things.
I have no friends so I am always looking for fishing partners.
You got a friend in me pal. Let's get together and do some fishing.
thomas
I probably fish Belleville, Ford, and Orchard more than anywhere else because I can get to those lakes in 30 minutes during rush hour after work. Belleville is extremely seasonal as the fish are always on the move. One does not fish the same spots in the spring that you would maybe fish in the fall.
In the spring most anglers go west. In the fall, the lake balances out as the east end begins to turn on. In the heat of the summer most fish come out of deep water using jigging spoons are usually the ticket in 20 feet of water. I have had to go to a 4 inch finesse worm on a 1/16 ounce jig hook to put fish in the boat during the dog days of July and August in 20 feet of water. Patience....lots and lots of patience.
I would agree that smallies usually dominate, but if you know where the bucketmouths hang out.....you can really clean up.
I will say this..........I have gone out there and really caught them good. Then the very next day or evening, I have gone there and not caught a thing. A run and gun approach to fishing the lake sometimes can be the best approach. If you catch one smallie in an area, there are always more so you would want to stay there. The day you fish there, pray for rain so that the boat traffic doesn't muddy up the lake. And hope that it hasn't been raining for two or three straight days so that the lake isn't muddied up. That lake gets a whole lot of pressure.
The lake is difficult to pattern and it can change very quickly.
BD ;D
bigdog, let me know when you go out there some week nite after work. i'm 15-20 mins away from public launch, just learning the lake myself, plus have a club tourney there this season.
I'm getting the feeling that an "impromptu" Day on the Lake is in the works...Who's in for a little GreatLakesBass get together on Belleville this summer?
Count me in :)
sounds cool. I've never fished it.
Im in, I am always looking for more info on that lake!
I am afraid Belleville will be a jackpot tournament It would be suprise if the winner fishes two other tournaments I put my money on either Mike R out there or the almighty belleville freak Tony Y that is as long as Seth doesnt fish it Unfortunatly I do not think that any of our ABA regulars really stand a chance out there.
This is just my opinion though I know that Brian thinks that maybe it will have others join our district but if they join and just fish one tournament I dont believe it does us any good.
It would though of been really intresting to make a lake like this the lake we fish for our 2-day event No jackpotters and a lake that would be kind of new for us all. By the way this lake sucks in the summer anthony you can fish with me all day any day outthere but the area that I would fish so will most the other boats.
Jeff,
I've heard members say the same thing about Saginaw, Erie, Wixom, Lobdell, and Cass when we put them on our schedule.. Seems to be a different winner on those lakes every year.
One thing I like about about District 7 is it has a bunch of good fishermen who seem to always be in the running. I would put our top 5 members against anyone any day..... On any lake.
Just look at the wonderland open .... How many of our guys cashed a check?
Coming in and taking money from these members is no easy task.
A GreatLakesBass.com get-together on Belleville is a great idea. Would be fun.
Belleville even stumps the guys who fish it all the time. The really consistant Belleville money winners fish the lake on Tuesday Nights. The Tuesday Tournament this year is going back to the East DNR Launch. I understand Doug Arter is going to run it out of the East DNR Launch. Those Tuesday Night guys also fish any open tournament that comes to the lake. You can bet they will be there when the ABA is there. I may fish it and it will be the only ABA I fish all year.
BD ;D
i'm in - won't be 'donating' to any opens tho as of right now. but would be nice for 'home advantage' come our club tournament. most of the club members dislike this lake big time.
If we're talking TNT guys, my money's on Catman to place...
It has been very rare that Catman doesn't take money. He is always there at the end. Some people laugh because of what he fishes out of but I know that doesn't matter. He puts fish in the boat.
BD ;D
I've never fished Belleville but would like to if someone has room on the back deck. I will gladly share expenses.
Willie
Me either Willie ...
If you want we can plan a practice day or two down there and learn it together..
I live 15 mins from the lake, so whenever anyone wants to go, let me know. I have only fished the lake for bass once, and that was with Tony in a tx, so I need to find my own stuff out there. I have fished the lake prolly 30 times back in my walleye days, it can be near impossible at times to keep 2 lines in the water.
i fish bellville alot,I'm over by sandy's marina,little further down is the dam.My 2 favorite places are bellville and ford,both within 15-25 minutes from me depending on which area i want to bank fish.
It can be a real hard lake to fish sometimes,but once you find the fish that day,it'll seem like you'll be catching the whole lake.
count me in for a day on the lake - I just hope we can find an open date - seems the summer is booking up fast! I have the back open for someone who wants to learn some new stuff with me!
Jack
Hey, I will take that back seat. Dhman and I fished a FOM there last year and ended up 5th. I thought we would do better than we did given the boat traffic (crazy) and coming to the scales with almost 9 pounds I think it was. (all smallies) I have only fished it that one time but would love to learn the lake some more.
One of guys is going to have to guide me for a day ... I wont get much time to practice this one.