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May 8 - Rick Malechuk Yesterday
morning , only 1 jiggin on a bass assasin , by Fighting Island
last night handlining, 8-9:30 p, 2 silver bass,then 9:30 till 10:30, 4
eyes on orange w/black spot night stalker, 30' lead , 0 on 15' lead , red
head -white body , 20- 30 ft, one-6lbs+
May 7 - Rick Malechuk Last night
10-11P , limit , handline, night stalkers, red head -white body and
orange-black dots , this morning only 1, bass assassin , 7a-9a
May 6 - Brian Woodward Two
guys 6 eyes in 6 hours us side was sloooooow! fish were caught in
35ft of water by gazebo at WY golf course. chart. head -wy. worm
May 6 - Rick Malechuk 9 by fighting island this morning , 5 on aqua glow red shad and
pumpkin seed , rest on 5" salt water assassin , chart/pepper shad
w/fire (red) tail, 21 small mouth bass
May 3 - Jerry Hinton, Mike Pasik
and Tom Taylor fished the Anglers Marine River tournament on Saturday out
of Elizabeth Park. Weather was changing all day from clouds to ran to wind
to sunshine. Fished on the east side of Grosse isle and took 10 fish. Most
of the boats seemed to head upstream towards Wyandotte. Unfortunately we
placed 10 out of 30 boats and lost 1st place by less than 2 lbs. Nobody
scored a real big fish. 6 lbs won! Jigged with minnows, crawlers and fin-s
plastics. Thanks to Anglers Marine for a professionally run tourney. And
thanks to the Stream Team kids for showing support. DWF was well
represented today. Look forward to a bigger tourney next year!!!
May 4 - Rick Malechuk 7 this
morning,6 by fighting island one by mud island
5 on red shad,1 on pumpkinseed-5" aqua glows,1 on fin-s perch color-
4",30 ft of water,many smallmouth bass,1 carp,1 sucker,a number of
silver bass
May 1 - Mike Wladysiak My buddy
& I launched out of Ecorse after work on Wednesday (4/30) & fished
out in front of US Steel from 5:30 to 8:30. We boated 11 walleye & 1
white bass. 6 of the walleye were females that were spewing eggs, all the
females were released. All the walleye were between 17.5" to
19.5". The water was really clear & most fish were caught on the
stinger hook. Most fish were caught on a 1/2 oz green jig with a smelt
Fin-S. The rest were caught on a 3/4 oz green jig with a fluke in baby
bass. Most females were caught in 20 to 27 fow & the males in 30 to 40
fow.
I also hooked into a big salmon (might have been a steelhead) (23 fow)
that I lost 3 feet from the net. It was a great fight though.
April 29 - Rick Malechuk April 27 9-1lam , started across from Ft. Wayne down to salt
mines , 30-38ft.
Got 10, 9 on pumpkinseed, 1 on lime green aqua glo worm . All males , many
small mouth and silver bass. Went back 5-7PM ,only 3,2 on same worm,1 on
bass assassin, 2 were females, all 2-3lbs.
April 29 - John Sparkman Sunday
night 3 person limit most caught by hot water discharge # 9 and 11 clown
April 28 - Todd Alexander
Fished out of Ecorse boat ramp in the evening. Jigging produced one
snagged fish that was released to fight later. Switched to handlines
and pulled 4 fish and lost 2 others by 10pm. 2 on firetiger rap, one
on purpledescent, and 4th on custom pencil plug (blue head white body with
black scales). Looks like someone else's report got merged with mine
for April 24.
April 27 - Mark Schaller Went down
to the Trenton Channel this evening to do some handlining. Picked up 3
between 8:30 and 9:00 pm. Had an equipment malfunction shortly after the
third fish so I called it quits. Caught one fish on each lead, #7 Blue
& Silver, #9 Clown and #11 Orange & Gold Rapala's. Also caught 9
silver bass and one 10 inch Muskie.
April 27 - Mike Wladysiak My
buddy & I launched out of Ecorse & fished US Steel down to Mud
Island. We fished from 7:00AM until 11:00AM. We would have fished longer
but I had a family function to go to.
In-between the ton of smallies & white bass we managed to catch 5
walleyes, 17.5” to 23.5” up to 4Lbs, all males. We started catching
them in 20 to 25 fow until the boats started getting thick so we moved
deeper while everyone else stayed shallower. We caught most fish in 32 to
40 fow. Most were caught on a 5/8oz wonder bread jig with a smelt Fin-S.
The rest were on ½ to ¾ oz green jigs with flukes & finesse worms.
April 26 - Larry Tufts My fishing
partner Kurt Schroeder, myself, and a friend went out last night from
10:00 pm until 1:00 am. Picked up a three man limit in no time. 2 fish 5+
lbs. Consistent action on fire tiger Rapala's in 5 to 10 ft of water.
Tight lines.
April 26 - John Sparkman
Night WED, THU, FRI. Limit on #9 & 11clown below Edison and up to the
discharge. Tight lines Y'ALL
April 24 - Andy Tepfenhart
Fished the river Wy-the lake silver bass are here already no eyes saw few taken. I
tried it all jig handline all to catch S/bass and suckers, strong E/winds
boat control rough. But still good to get out.
April 25 - Don McIntosh
Launched from Elizabeth Park yesterday around 1pm. Fished the
Trenton Channel near the pay bridge for about an hour and a half with only
one Rock Bass to show for it. Decided to drive up river and fish the
north side of Mud Island. Drifted with crawler harnesses and jigs
through the channel closes to shore. Picked up 5 fish totaling about 27 lbs in about 3 hours. Not as fast as we are used to but the
fish are hearty. All fish came on crawler harnesses. We gave
up on jigging and let the boat drift as fast as the wind wanted to push
us. Good luck all
April 23 - Charles Britton Took a
trip to Bolles harbor, fished with 7 other boats to the right of launch 2
miles, 8 to 10 feet deep, water was muddy, I have seen worse 5 to 10 mile
wind, black jig head, emerald shiner, caught 1 sheep head, the big story
is I drifted a long side another guy followed his advice, used same set
up, he caught 20 that I saw, 2 1/2 hours later, I quit, (his jigging lines
were back 45%) bye for now,
April 21 - Todd Alexander Fished
the reef off Turtle Island on Saturday (4/19). Punched 3 man Ohio
ticket, then trolled in MI waters for 1 1/2 hrs with no luck. Jigged
the Dumping grounds, and picked up another keeper. Moved into
LaPlasance Bay and Jigged up another fish and a big smallmouth. Buddy
in another boat stayed in OH and caught and released over 100 fish. White
blade bait was hot for some, my best bait was green jig, black twister
tail tipped with Gulp smelt minnow.
April 21 - John Sparkman
Where did all the handliners go out Sun nite got 3 person limit below
Edison #9--11 clown Tight lines y'all
April 20 - Burnham Point Hook & Bullet
Club April 17-18. In 2 days we caught 18
walleyes and a 20+ lbs Muskie. Fishing was extremely slow and
stingers were a necessity. Caught almost all our fish off the north
end of Fighting Island.
April 20 - Rick Malechuk
4-18- 5-7 pm 2 of us , 6 spots from Bellinger Park to Wyandotte Boat
ramp, including both sides of Fighting Island . total caught 6, 3 on
5" bass assassin -green/ 3 on red shad power worm. Early bite 30-35',
late bite 13-20 ft., 3/4 oz. jig , like the sickle hooks
4-19 - am 3 of us 7 fish , Mud and below, 5 there, then 2 no
of Fighting Isle, 30 ft+ , 5 on bass assassin , 2 on power worm red shad
April 18 -Paul Salley 4 of us
went out about 10:30; fished the Trenton Channel. Slow day. Fished
for 8 hours and managed to catch 15 males. Switched to 4" zoom
imitation shad minnows which seemed to pick the bite up in the afternoon.
Also caught one (horror upon horror) white bass. Hope he was
just lost! Anyone else catching those dreaded white bass?
Three of us went out around 10:45am. Fished the Trenton
Channel above Calf Island. Was really windy; most fishermen stayed
in the shallows. We stayed in the middle, fought the wind and came
out with 15 walleye! Off the water around 5:00. All fish 2 to
3 lbs. Used 3/4 ounce jig and a minnow from Bottomline Bait
& Tackle.
April 16 - Mark
Schaller Went out handlining tonight with John
Lewandowski down in the channel. We picked up 6 fish and probably
lost just as many. All fish came on either Chartreuse or Orange
Rapala's, size #9. Water is getting clearer.
April 14 - Mark
Schaller Well, after managing to lose two fish and then
wrapping my shank up in my prop I caught 3 nice males all around 20 inches
long. Caught every one on a #7 Orange/Gold Rapala out in the Trenton
Channel. Water was dirty and a tepid 47 degrees. Only fished
for about an hour and a half and went in at 8:30 pm. Finally, fish
in the freezer
April 14 - Mike Hamilton Fished
the channel Saturday afternoon. First time out this year. Picked up one
three pound male in 15ft water. Fishing was slowwww
April 14 - Mo
Mustafa Went out Sunday, Aapril-13 with my three friends,
fished from 10.30 to 2.00, we got 20 fish at the rouge river mouth, the
best bite was at depth 40 to 48 feet, we used plastics - Wyandotte
worm black & brown, with pink & chartreuse jigs, water temp around
46 deg. Weather was rough, wind was a little strong, but the fish seem to
bite good when the weather is not cooperating. good luck every one be safe
& tight lines
April 10 - Jerry Hinton We
gave the walleye a break today and went perchin'. Mike Pasik and I, along
with my neighbor and his 2 kids. Wind out of the east was terrible and
cutting. Fished all around Boblo. Caught about 40 keepers and took a
29" pike at the cross dike. Could have done better but just too cold
for the little ones. And Me!!! Most fish were 8-10, no lunkers!
April 9 - Nick Mehalco
Fished Trenton channel from 11 am to dark. Three eyes 8lbs-10, 6lbs-10 and
4lbs6 5/8's glow green fuzzy grub with minnow and firetiger jig with
green rubber worm. fishing slow but they appear to be coming in saw
about 10 other fish landed all good size. Tight Lines!
April 9 - Paul Brown Monday,
April 7th. me and partner fished Trenton channel. water temp in river was
42 degrees. warmest water was found in the stacks area 48 degrees. fished
a total time of 11 hours caught 2 fish. very slow. total of 35 boats
fishing channel area only seen 6 nets go in the water in 11 hours. still a
little early. waiting till water warms up a little more . marked very few
fish. good fishing to all. i think ill give it a week or so and fish for
some crappie on some locial lakes .or do a little turkey scouting
April 7 - Jerry Hinton and
Mike Pasik fished the Trenton channel this AM and found fishing very slow.
That is until I caught a 11 3/4lb 29 3/4" walleye south of the water
intake in 5' of water. Had one other hawg on but that was the only fish.
And we didn't mind too much. And Mike did a great job netting the fish! It
is in the freezer being prepped for the wall!
April 7 - Matt Hamilton First
time ever to the Detroit River (Trenton Channel) did not fair well for us.
Fished Fri. (4/4), Sat. (4/5), Sun. (4/6). On the water by 7 am each day,
logged total of about 26 hrs. over the weekend. Only one fish, 4lb hen on
Fri (am) caught on 3/8 chartreuse fatboy jighead, and 1 inch chartreuse
tail with minnow. In warm water by stacks about 8' deep. Hope to make it
back in couple weeks
April 7 - Todd Alexander Fished
out of Bolles Harbor on Sat 4/5. 3 guys boated 2 fish using blade baits in
about 6 hrs of fishing. Water was muddy at the dumping grounds, about 1'
visibility. Tried Turtle Island, but the water was MUD with zero
visibility. Water temp was 38 deg at the dumping grounds and 42-43 at
Turtle Island.
April 7 - Rick Kaatz First
time out Saturday. Fished 6:30 AM till 3:30 PM. Got 2 males 2-4 lbs in
Trenton Canal by 9:00. Moved north to the golf course to get out of the
cold Lake Erie winds and caught 1 more male 2 lbs. Lots of friendly folks
everywhere. Most boats had 1-3 fish.
April 7 - Ben Dascal Fished Trenton
Channel down to Calf on 4-6-08, 7am-4pm. No Fish. water temp, 37-47. Used
live walleye minnows, gulp jigs and handlining. Good Luck ‹(•¿•)›
April 5 - Mike Rozewicz
First time out, fished Trenton Channel 8-am.- 1-pm. Got 1 male
2 lbs 1 snapper-hog 8 PLUS LBS within 5 mins. Part
minnows/gulp. Slow morning, change minnows often [livebait] liked the
early season chit-chat on the river .Carefull out there this weekend, Good
luck on all that fish this weekends' DWF tourney.
April 4 - Kelly Pinten
Wednesday Trenton channel 6 fish in boat 5 to 10 lbs chartreuse
and orange jigs no tails in 5 to 8 feet of water good
fishin
April 3 - John
Oblak Fished April 2nd 1pn to dusk in Trenton channel.
Had one on but lost it. Froze my rear end. Saw 5 fish boated in about
25-30 boats and they looked like big hens
April 1 - Bill Berwick
Bill Tucker and I went out Sunday 3/30 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
near the stacks in Trenton. Water clarity was good. Main
part of the river was only 35 degrees, but we fished near the warm water
discharge and found water about 47 degrees. Fished 4 ft to 8
ft of water. One walleye (4 lbs) in 7.5 feet of water. 3/8
Chartreuse jig and live bait Emerald Shiner. One other fish
(Sucker). Saw a couple of other fish caught in the
same area, and it was great to be out there.
Mar 29 - Ernie Richardson Fished
the lower river Trenton channel below the stacks, river temp was 37 main
stream 40-44 below the discharge, watch your temp gauge and stay in the
warm stuff, 3/8 firetiger jigs with stingers, walleye minnows, no
plastic, see pictures below. http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229139
Mar 29 - Mark Schaller Well
that was a bust........
Fished for 3 hours and all I caught was some old line, probably some of
mine from last year. Water temp. was 35.4 degrees from Calf Island
all the way up to the Catamaran. About 40 boats out and I didn't see
a single net go into the water.
Dan Parker
I'm trying to respond to your e-mail, but it keeps getting rejected by
Yahoo saying no such account. Please e-mail me mbarkley@wowway.com
Mar 24 - Mark Schaller
Went out this afternoon, if anyone is still wondering if it is
too early than go here and scroll down to the picture.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228329
Surface temp in the discharge area was 37 to 38 degrees, every place else
it was around 34 degrees. Didn't catch anything either. When
that south wind picked up I got out of there.
Mar 23 - Kurt
Schroeder Me and partner Larry Tufts went out Saturday, 22nd.
No ice coming down by Edison went out to break in a new kicker did some
handlining and headed in its here fella's good luck to all this year its
gonna be a good one remember, TIGHT LINES KURT
Mar 19 - Charles
Britton
For those to faraway to check on the Detroit river ice , go to DWF
home page. In the right hand column box click on Dossin Museum River
Cam and you will see the ice flowing south. (live as it happens)
good luck! Click HERE
live river web cam
Mar 18 - Eric Bishop Thanks
to Charles Britton. Some of us Detroit River hounds wait all winter just
to get that all clear on the ice floats so we can come down and get in the
stink of the underside of our boats. Some of us live 235 miles away, and don't
care if we limit out we just love being on the Detroit River, and it all
hinges on the ice flows, if they're gone we are there, if there still
there, we are still gone. Keep us posted we have cabin fever and are going
nuts
Mar 16 - Charles Britton People
were catching perch at the cross dike using small boats to get there, tried
to go Sunday 3-16-08 lots of floating ice, looks like that's over, good
luck
Mar 16 - Tony Hall I went out
of Erie Metro Park this afternoon. Lots of guys ice fishing on the
south side of the cross dike, and a couple guys jiggin' the channel on the
east side of sugar. We didn't catch a thing just nice to chop
through some ice
Mar 12 - Greg Warsow I
went by Lake Erie Metro Park today and there were about 7 boat trailers in
the parking lot. Somebody's fishing! Any reports on fish and
ice in the river?
Feb 2 - Jim Barta Hey guys (and
gals), I realize that this is strictly for fishing reports, but I didn't
know how else to speak to my DWF family. Please forgive me this once. It
sure isn't the same living here in Alabama. No perch and, worse of all NO
WALLEYES! I certainly miss everyone at DWF and the good times we had. It
just doesn't seem right not getting out on the river to jig up those big
'Eyes. I hope everyone stays safe this year and enjoys a great season of
fishing. God bless to all!
Jan 8 - John Sparkman Monday got 86 by Humbug behind breakwall many
jumbos some 12-13 incher's
Jan 4 - Mike Zielinski Visited
Ballenger Park in River Rouge Tues., about 8 guys were there and catching
decent perch on a regular basis using emerald shiners in about 3-4 feet of
water. North end seemed to have best results, saw several guys with 15 to
25 perch. Said they had been fishing about 2 hrs. A few were jumbos ( over
10 in.)but most were around 8 in. One angler said it had been pretty good
since last of Nov. and if the run remains the same as last year it should
continue into early spring. Better than sitting on the couch.
