Great Lakes Smallies

  • tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    June 18, 2013 at 3:30 am #1321767

    I have been on Lakes Superior and Michigan for a couple weeks steady now and the fishing has been awesome… Here are some really nice ones…
    Best baits were Senkos and Grubs…water temps are still in the 60s… Don’t forget your bubblegum kids!

    BTW…after thoroughly testing a pair of Quantum PTi 2500s since March…They have been excellent! Another good $139 reel to further befuddle us…







    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    June 18, 2013 at 10:03 am #1178438

    Sounds like great fun Tom

    I’m going to give it a try in about an hour
    Door County here I come!!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    June 18, 2013 at 2:44 pm #1178479

    Great looking fish Tom.

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11897
    June 18, 2013 at 6:18 pm #1178539

    Another bucket list fishing trip. Nice looking fish

    Bryan Myers
    Moderator
    Posts: 586
    June 20, 2013 at 3:56 am #1178907

    Awesome fish Tom! That looks like it would be an amazing trip!

    greghuff
    South Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts: 134
    June 23, 2013 at 10:38 am #1179586

    Man, your posts are making me jealous!

    I’ve been working so much lately that I have only gotten out a couple times, and we didn’t get into them very good when we did.

    Nice fish, Tom!

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    June 24, 2013 at 12:47 am #1179666

    Thanks Greg! Now the pattern seems to be stuck on smaller males with this l a t e spring.

    peter_jonas
    Posts: 15
    August 24, 2013 at 6:37 pm #1191308

    Hey Tom, great looking smallmouth! What kind of depth are you fishing in? Would fly fishing be a possibility? Any surface action? How big a boat is necessary for safely fishing these bays?

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    September 13, 2013 at 1:19 pm #1194713

    Hi Peter!
    These fish were all caught in less than 7 fow…The cold water temps (44-46) and pre to spawning mode would probably diminish surface lure effectiveness but not prohibit it…
    Many anglers fly fish Cheq Bay in the spring…generally throwing Clouser Minnows, Big Girdle Bugs and Leech Patterns.
    The vitality of these Lake Superior Smallies is incredible…not a place for a 5 wt and 4X tippet!

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    September 13, 2013 at 4:05 pm #1194762

    I call that catch of fish Oxy-Morons. “Huge Smallies!”

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