Manitowish Waters

Family has a family vacation on the manitowish waters in mid july. Just seeing for those who have fished it how the fishing is and which lakes are the best on it. Feel free to add any other info, thanx a lot

bucketmouth:

You are still searching???

Mark

nope! were staying in between island lake and spider i believe

where the manitowish river enters island lake.in front of the primitive camp site.facing the camp site,on the right hand side there’s a crib,fish over that crib.about 40’out from shore.then cast out towards the public boat launch.u can catch anything in this spot!also fish the bays at the mouth of the river there,both sides.good luck!

there’s a deep trench

Bucketmouth1,

What are you fishing for?

I have fished the Manitowish Chain for 20 years. Some
muskies, some walleyes, some panfish, some largemouth, and
my main quest smallmouth bass. The chain is a tough
fish in July due to all of the boat traffic, so early
is best for daylight fishing. We hit the water about
5:30am, and do fairly well. If you fish walleyes, you
can get them is daylight, by fishing slip bobbers, floated
into weed edges. I won’t give spots, but there is one
patch of weeds, in a busy part of one lake, that will
produce nice walleyes in the middle of the day, unless
some silly jet skier runs over them. For panfish, I
use to take the kids fishing in Fawn, and Stone. We caught
enough for a fish fry, before the kids got bored.

For largemouth look for weeds, and use finesse baits fished
weedless. For muskies, I would fish at night, with a
Hawg Wobbler, or some other top water bait. For smallmouth,
no clues from me. You will have to figure them out on your
own. We catch some pigs, on a number of the chain
lakes. They are out there. I will be on the chain
in August, and Sept., so I won’t add to the pressure the
smallies will see.

Big Bass Bane