Pere Marquette Lake Fishing Reports
General Pere Marquette Lake Area Fishing Information
Located in Ludington the Pere Marquette Lake is the junction point between the Pere Marquette River and Lake Michigan. Pere Marquette Lake hosts a wide variety of fish all year round and is an excellent spot for ice fishing. Plenty of public access for onshore fishing as well as lauches and marinas for boat fishing.
Reports
Monster Pike Ice Fishing Tournament will be held on PM Lake January 16, 2010
After enjoying such positive feedback and experiencing a huge turnout for their first annual Monster Pike Tournament, Pere Marquette Expeditions is again sponsoring this popular ice fishing tournament on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Over 50 shanties were on PM Lake last year at tournament time and the action was impressive. Sign up today at PM Expeditions for a fun way to win cash! Entry fee is $10 and includes Sander's hot dogs down by the river following tournament. Winner takes 50% of the money, second place gets 30% and third place, 20%. Longest fish wins, and in case of a tie, weight will be the determining factor. All DNR rules apply. For more information, contact Pere Marquette Expeditions at (231) 845-7285.
Perch are in!
The water has cleared up after the rain. Pike are still being caught off the Yacht Club on tipups with Smelt or Golden Shiners. The Perch are in! People are catching them on Wigglers and minnows off of Copeyan Park.
Ice Fishing Report for 1/12/09
They are slamming steelhead on the southern side of PM Lake using spawn or blue shiners. Fishing 7-10 feet of water on Northern PM Lake off the point by the Yacht Club is good for spearing and tip-ups using golden shiners as bait. There haven't been any reports of perch on PM Lake. The water is starting to clear up, so the numbers should be better in a week or so.
Smallmouth Bass and Perch Biting
A few nice smallmouth being taken on tubes and crayfish by Copeyan Park in Ludington. Also, a few good size perch in the Southwest corner.
