Saginaw Bay ice conditions were marginal from Tawas City to Bay City and beyond. A few ice anglers were perch fishing off Palmer Road near Standish, at Newman Road near Pinconning and at Erickson Road north of Linwood. Again, conditions are marginal and those out on the ice appear to be fishing in no more […]
SAGINAW BAY Fishing Report 12/14/2017
Saginaw Bay ice is forming on the more sheltered shorelines of the inner Bay but was not yet thick enough for ice fishing. Ice has also covered most of the smaller area rivers including the Pine, Pinconning, Kawkawlin, Quanicassee and Sebewaing, but again not thick enough for ice fishing. Saginaw River was wide open. Walleye […]
SAGINAW BAY Fishing Report 10/13/2017
Saginaw Bay perch were caught off the mouth of the Pine River near Standish and off Eagle Bay Marina. Good depths ranged from 8 to 10 feet on the shallow end to 20 feet on the deep end. Assorted panfish were caught in the lower Pine River at the access site. Perch fishing was hit-or-miss […]
SAGINAW BAY Fishing Report 9/21/2017
Saginaw Bay had good perch fishing around the first set of buoys along the modern shipping channel past Spoils Island. The fish ranged 8 to 12 inches and several limit catches were reported. Other spots worth trying would be near Buoys 17 & 18, and out near the Spark Plug in 23 feet. The perch […]
SAGINAW BAY Fishing Report 9/07/2017
Saginaw Bay windy weather and muddy water slowed fishing all over the bay. A few perch were taken near the sailboat buoys but anglers were working hard to get them. Catfish could still be found near the Hot Ponds. Perch fishing was spotty off Quanicassee. Those that moved around did better. Those trolling for walleye […]