Canadian Lakes Mecosta county

[dartag]

going there this weekend anyone ever fish there.  Guess i get to be the guide.  Hope there are Smallies there.  Guess it has pike and muskie.

[Durand Dan]

going there this weekend anyone ever fish there.  Guess i get to be the guide.  Hope there are Smallies there.  Guess it has pike and muskie.

And lots of weeds!!

[dartag]

good  weeds are the one thing i know how to catch...

[Bender]

I just talked to a local today who said that was the best place he fished this year. Got one "big" bass and a bunch of pike. Sorry I don't have any better info.

[Eric]

No smallies in Canadian Lakes.  It's a private man made lake/canal system pretty full of big and dumb bass.  It's nothing but huge rich people houses surrounding it mostly.  Steve, you will look like a hero taking someone fishing there.  I'm about 15 minutes away from there.  They had a big die off a few years ago, but it is still better than anywhere else you will fish this year, I bet.

[dartag]

Eric  we probably drove by your house.  we stopped in GR and saw the kid then took a wrong turn in Morley and toured the back roads until we got there..


that lake is full of small pike.  the magic bait they used was a #3 Mepps.  I took a jig rod and a  bunch of jigs i made last week.  once they got tired of catching pike i got them to take me to some shallow pads.  you are right about the dumb bass.  i caught a bunch of 2-3 pound bass in the pads.  that was the most fish i have ever caught on a jig. I tied a jig on for them but the 8lb line they use is a little weak for jig fishing. they all went golfing so the wife and i went out.  she drove the pontoon and i fished.  we were in one bay and she counted 55 pontoons tied up there.  i  lost a big one in there.  kind of hard to dock fish with a pontoon boat.   would have been fun to have my boat with a trolling motor.

it was great to get away and explore new water.