iFish Lake St. Clair

As most of you have noticed the ice is gone. Talk about a short ice fishing season. Who knows if we’ll get ice for the rest of winter. Oh well, let hit the soft water. I have been hearing reports of fisherman jigging the Detroit River already. I also have got reports that guys are catching walleye from that same Detroit River. The problem many are having is finding a place to launch their boats. The launch at Crocker is open, but as of a few days ago the docks were not in. This is a long ride down to the Detroit River. I’ve made it and it’s a miserably cold ride.

Perch off-shore. I’ve heard of some shore fishermen catching perch on perch rigs, but the fish have been small. Try anywhere you can find open water. Guys have been using minnows.

That’s it for now. What a crazy winter. Be careful out there fishermen

The Sinbad’s walleye tournament is this weekend in the Detroit River (more info on walley-palooza here). We have received reports from several guides that they have been cancelling walleye jigging trips due to the horrible water conditions.  With the heavy rains and wind, the Detroit River is so muddy it seems that you could almost walk across it. With calmer winds on Friday, hopefully the water will clear up before the tournament start.  We have not received any reports of fish being taken in the last day or so, but there have been a very few guys out giving it a go.  Looks like decent weather for the weekend. Good luck to all the tournament fishermen.

Walleye Palooza 2011

9:00 pm Saturday, April 30, 2011
through
3:00 pm Sunday, May 1, 2011

Weigh-in at ‘Sindbad’s at the River’
Detroit, Michigan

Entry fee is $50.00 per angler. Limit of 4 anglers per boat. No substitutions.

• Blind Draw prize for best combined weight of the “Blind Draw” Team
• Limit of three fish per angler weighed for individual classes.
• Individual Class Prizes for 1^st through 3^rd based on the total individual weight.
• Big Fish Prize
• Prizes based on level of participation with 100% payout after Derby Expenses
• Weigh in to begin at 2:30 pm on Sunday, May 1st and ends promptly @ 4:30 pm.
• Boundaries for the Tournament will be from the North tip of Celeron Island in the
• Detroit River to a line running due East from the Fort Gratiot Light in Lake Huron.

Any walleye’s weighed will be donated for the Walleye Palooza Banquet at Sindbads Sohar room, which will immediately follow the weigh-in.

All left over walleye fillets after the banquet will be donated to the Gleaners Food Bank.

****************Youth Palooza Division****************

Entry fee is $10.00 per angler 16 years of age or younger

Single fish weigh-in for Youth division

Prizes based on Total Individual Weight with Length of biggest fish used as tie breaker

See rules for more information. Don’t forget to ask about the Calcutta Derby.

Click Here for Tournament Rules

Contact Information:
Joe Yonkoski jyonkoski@yahoo.com

(810) 335-1871

Click here for entry form

(586) 945-3008