wantsome Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Hi my names Josh and I'm new to this site. I just wanted to say this site is the cats pajama's. I fugured I'd start by asking everyone what they fish for. Me I'm in michigan about 5 miles from Lake St Clair. I'm luckey I have it all within a hours drive. To the south on the Detroit river and lake Erie I have a world class walleye fishery at my disposal. To the East on Lake St Clair I can catch 5lb smallies all day long and the ocasional muskie. To the north is Lake Huron wich isnt what is used to be but I still get luckey on the Lakers King Cohos Browns and Steelhead. With this type of fishery at my door step figured I learn to paint some lures and maybe if I'm good enough sell a few. I still can't get over the wealth of information on this site. I've learned more about painting lures in two days here then 2 weeks searching the web and talking to countless hobby shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 hi wantsome im a southern neighbor on the can side. i fish the toothy one on st clair. i love the bass too. cause they are feed for muskies. actually st clair is awsome in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSteve Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hey Josh I fish lake Erie on the other end I love my 1/2oz jigging spoon and when Erie blows up the Niagara river is awesome for smallies and have had a few 5lb largies on bubble gum senkos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Muskies, 90% of the time, plus smallmouth bass, and catfish. I also fish Lake Erie and love jigging with heavier spoons for the smallmouth. Glad I live as far from that place as I do or I'd probably be divorced by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 fatfingers ya gotta come up to the soth shore of st clair. its a good testing ground for muskies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Woodie, I'd love to. I'm within maybe 5 hours from there, but I don't know the area or the waters. I hear nothing but great stories about that place though and I'd love to get some info if you have any. I can also share info on our waters too if you're interested. I fish Leesville, Piedmont, and West Branch in Ohio along with Pymatuning which borders both Ohio and Pennsylvania. I understand that the trolling on St. Clair is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrawChuck Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'm one day old here and fish for largemouth bass mostly. Crappie, bream and catfish fill in the rest of the days! Mostly small lakes and ponds but will fish the ocassional tournament on some big lakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassnfool Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Just black bass, must not be smart enough to catch anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 guys its a great smallie lake also.. fatfingers its worth the trip if you need help l have many friends from ohio that come up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptycooler Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Musky everything else is bait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 empty cooler nice baits. do you get to st clair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptycooler Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Thank You woodie.I never been to St. Clair but would like to someday.I do most of my fishing on a small lake near my home in PA. There is also a large river system (Allegheny River) near by with lots of musky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Thanks for the offer of help, Woodie, I may shoot you an email this summer for some trip tips if things work out. Emptycooler, nice looking baits and I like your website also. Empty, do you fish Pymatuning at all? It should be relatively close to you and the south end is one of the best kept secrets for muskies right now. My partner and I had a record day there two years ago. We hooked 13 and boated seven in one day. Out of that, the biggest was my partner's 46 incher. I can promise you we would have hooked more if my partner had not lost the bait that lit the place on fire that afternoon. It was one of those days that you remember for a long, long time. I've been building baits specifically for that lake because of the usual color combination that produced that day. By the way, woodie, I saw Pete Mania's TV show about fishing the narrows of the Detroit river near St Clair and I noticed that the fish hit a variety of baits of there. Which styles of lure produces the best in general? I know thats a tough question when it comes to musky, but you know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptycooler Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Thank You Fatfingers I have not fished Pymatuning for a few years now.I keep my boat on Tionesta Lake from May to October. Then I fish the river all winter if the ice lets me.My biggest this winter was a 48 incher on Christmas Day in the rain! That's the top pic on the web site. When I did fish pymatuning I did well on bright colors because of the dark water. I also cast most of the time so we would fish the north end of the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesehead Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 You wouldn't dare lip the fish I go after unless you don't need any skin on your fingers Mainly ol' marble eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 fat fingers we mostly troll but casting is very good in spots. as for baits. we troll cranks that run shallow in spring and summer.. as for casting larger spinner baits and jerkbaits on the far east end of lsc and lower detroit river. theres many 50 inchers to be caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebsboy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I'm up here in Washington State, home of the steelhead and salmon, but my main fish is black bass, largemouth and smallmouth. I live less than 1/4 mile from Lake Whatcom, which is a 5000 acre lake. We have some nice largemouth lakes nearby as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
