

Reports are coming in from all over the Midwest on some great ice fishing success. As you can see by the pictures, some real giants are hitting the ice.
For die-hards like Joe Balog willing to chase Lake St. Clair’s jumbo yellow perch late into winter, the best fishing is just beginning.
Predicting the start of the ice fishing season on Lake St. Clair used to be fairly easy. But these in-between ice conditions also provide new perch fishing opportunities for anglers willing to make the necessary adjustments.
When you hear the words Ice Fishing what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s the sight of a jumbo perch surpassing a pound and a half sliding up a hole, plucked from his comrades in the depths below that are awaiting their own ascent to the top side of the ice to meet me.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission is reviewing significant changes to Fisheries Order 219 to simplify spearing regulations and increase fishing opportunities