Saginaw Bay: Ice conditions are not safe. Anglers are being warned to stay off the Bay! The Coast Guard continues to rescue anglers from the ice flows. There is shore ice that extends about a mile out along the east side. Beyond that is open water. Strong west winds are churning up the waves where there […]
Saginaw Bay Area Fishing Report 2/14/2013
Saginaw Bay: Four words say it all this week… STAY OFF SAGINAW BAY! There are numerous active pressure cracks which make ice fishing dangerous. Deep snow has covered up some of the pressure cracks and the weak spots so anglers don’t know they are there until it is too late. Warmer temperatures along with a strong […]
Saginaw Bay Area Fishing Report 2/07/2013
Saginaw Bay: Ice fishing is on once again. Perch fishing was slow at Palmer Road because the water was muddy. Walleye anglers heading out to the Catfish Hole managed to catch a few. Anglers need to use caution along the west side of the bay because of all the pressure cracks including a large one that […]
Saginaw Bay Area Fishing Report 1/31/2013
Saginaw Bay: Was wet, slippery, sloppy and miserable. Conditions should improve by the weekend as much colder temperatures return. Before the drastic change in weather, perch fishing at Palmer Road was slow. Before the warm up, walleye anglers heading out a couple miles were getting fish. There was a lot of walleye activity about three […]
Capt. Dan’s Fishing Report 1/25/2013
Hey everybody. Seems old man winter might actually stick around this time around and give the Saginaw Bay hard water fishermen a chance to harvest a mixed bounty. As of this report, there is a qualified 4 to 6 inches of solid ice (with very little snow) on the Saginaw River and the Bay will […]