Unmarked tribal nets have been located north of Muskegon and marked by the DNR.
At the price of fuel, you may not be running this far north - but Greg Patton called with the information and asked that we pass it along. So if you have a means of sending the info along to others that would be fishing the area affected - please do so.
Greg said they were told there were up to 10 possible nets that were left over the winter, some of which have torn apart and parts are floating out there. Greg said they marked the nets they located with staff buoys that have ‘DNR’ on them.
locations north of Muskegon:
1) 150 feet of water….43′ 17.752 86′ 29.235

2) 154 feet of water…..43′ 18.345 86′ 29.657

3) north to Whitehall…..this one might be in pieces 43′ 27.906 86′ 31.166

4) they were told there was something at this location: 43′ 18.073 86′ 28.103 but they did not find anything

See Forum Post here.

Here’s an article that really points out the need be prepared when you go out. These guys should have and a GPS and flares aboard, along with proper clothing. They were lucky.

Three men stranded in a fishing boat on Lake Michigan were rescued Monday night by the Coast Guard after their boat’s engine died about two miles offshore. The call came in to the Coast Guard station about 8:10 p.m., said Petty Officer James Miron. It took almost 90 minutes for Coast Guard personnel to find the foundering 16-foot fishing boat, which didn’t have a GPS, Miron said.

Read the article here.

When: Saturday March 22nd, 2008 – 12am – 4pm
Where: Johnson’s Great Outdoors
Entry Fee: $15 per person, $30 two man team. Must sign up by 6pm Friday March 21

See Johnson’s Great Outdoors for more details.

With this years winter being one of the snowiest in years, hydrologists expect the water levels of the Great Lakes to be 6 to 12 inches higher than normal.

In December, Lakes Michigan and Huron, joined by the Straits of Mackinac, were just inches above a record low. The two lakes will still be 18-24 inches below longtime averages this summer, but 6 to 12 inches above record lows. “There aren’t any more scary records looming,”

Read the entire article here.

Ultimate Sport & RV Show, March 13-16, 2008, Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Place

Michigan’s finest tradition for the avid fisherman, hunter, RVer or outdoor loving family! Over 350 exhibitors will be at the show with the latest outdoor gear, travel information, fishing boats and RV’s. The features are famous: World Class Taxidermy, Antique Lures, Trout Pond, Woodcarvers, Pellet Range, Fishing Simulator, Rock Wall and Fly Casting Instruction. Nearly 100 fishing and hunting seminars will be held on 4 stages, including “Lake Ultimate,” the 110,000 gallon indoor lake. Michigan sportsmen never miss it!

For advance tickets visit www.showspan.com. Tickets may be purchased on the day of the event at the DeVos Place box office in cash only.

The  seminars here are great. The Super Salmon Clinic typically costs $20, but you get a goodie bag with about $80 worth of stuff.

One of our local fishing and hunting shops is now online! Johnson’s Great Outdoors now has a website. The owner, Mitch Johnson, is kind of new to the whole “web thing”, but I’m sure he’ll be able to catch on in no time.

Be sure to stop by and say ‘hi’ to Mitch, he’s a great guy.

Welcome to Fishous.com. I’ve moved to a new server and setup a new blog. Stop back often and see what changes.