need ideas for the week of the 4th in lower michigan

[karol]

 hey guys, our plant shuts down during the week of the 4 and i want to go up to michigan to get into some nice smallies.

i live south of elkhart and am looking for someone to go with or the name of a lake to find some smallies.  i have a deep v sea nymph with a 45 mariner on the back and a 55lb minnkota on the front.

any help would be greatly apreciated as this is the only time i can have off, thanks again guys..karol

[Anthony Adams]

Lake St Clair is the place to be.

[jonnymcsavage]

St. Clair would be awesome. If you feel like driving about 4 hours north, I will be at my property for the weekend of the 4th and for an additional 2 weeks after that. There are tons of great fishing lakes including Fife Lake, Lake Cadillac, Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Mitchell, Manistee River (excellent for smallies from what I have heard), and a few more the I can't remember. You are more than welcome to join us up there if you like. Shoot me a PM if you would like to join in on the festivities.

[Eric]

Traverse Bay usually starts spawning around then.

[Skulley]

Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Saginaw Bay, or Grand Traverse Bay.  Also Little Traverse Bay can be great too during that week.  Good luck and be safe.


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[karol]

 my brother -keith on facebook- asked me if i want to go with him "up north" during that week so wer'e needing a place to pitch a tent for a couple days . any ideas for a place close to those big bronzebacks? thanks again guys..karol

[djkimmel]

You could camp at Whitewater campground on Elk Lake. You can fish Elk Lake or run about a mile right into shallower Skegemog Lake. Up by Elk Rapids Michigan.

I haven't stayed there in a long time but they had a decent boat ramp and I've heard it is still a decent place to stay from friends. Scenic. Clean.

http://www.whitewatertownship.org/whtwater_twp7176_3.asp

Most of the big lakes up there have camping on or near them if there's a particular lake you're interested in.

[Redbone]

TC area bays have real good fishing on them that week.  But you are going to have to fight all the tourists up there that week.  Myself included.  Its pretty crazy with everyone up there.  Definetly wouldn't recomend it during the weekend of the 4th.  But during the week you would be good to go.  The water is perfect up there!