Favorite small waters

rocknfish9001 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: Favorite small waters

What is you favorite/most productive lake that is 100 acres or less in size. It is pretty hard for me to fish anything bigger than about 200 acres, because a 12' boat with only a trolling motor doesnt handle big water too well, and im always worring about the battery dying when im far away from the launch. I have high hopes for pipestone still, but the power boaters make it tough to stick it out.

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jswingle13 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

I only have a 12' so I fish Mill Pond in Dowagiac. It's just outside of town and holds a lot of bass and pike. A friend of my father-in-law pulled a 7lber out of there, his personal best Very Happy

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Jon

jswingle13 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

By the way it is a no wake lake so it is very nice for people like us.

Jon

crawdaddy1 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject:

Mill Pond is a great lake o fish! My cousin (Bucketmouth) and I have had a lot of success on that lake ( pond Smile

). Like Jon said it's pretty full with Bass and Pike. I haven't cought any 7 pounders but plenty of 2s 3s and 4s.

rocknfish9001 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject:

I fished mill pond before, and only caught some little dinks. Also, i didnt know that there were pike in there? Are they big?

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jswingle13 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

I've not caught any myself but i've seen them. Last fall I saw a dead one probably about 28-30" floating on the surface. I hear there are some good sized ones in there.

Jon

crawdaddy1 · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject:

I had on come up to the boat after my bait that was at least 30" it saw the boat and bolted. for sure they are in there though.

Terrell

TCook · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

I used to bank fish at Lake Michigan College all the time a few years back. That place was filled with toad smallies up to 6.5 lbs that a buddy pulled in. I went a week ago to test out what depth a few new crankbaits would dive with different line sizes and noticed a few signs saying no fishing hmm. Also had a security guard say last year that they killed all the fish off due to diseases. I didnt know if I should take that as fact because he might be saying that to keep me from fishing it. Last week I proved the fish were not killed off, had a few smallies take my baits and they were good sized. They might have signs up but it will not keep me away. I was reminded how good the smallmouth fishing can be out there.
The ideal time to go is Sunday very early or the last few hours of the day. I say this because Sunday there is no guard and the smallies bite best at these hours. The most effective bait is a tube of course, throw against the walls under all bridges especially the main bridge in front. On the left wing there is a water jet and the smallies hang out where it creats current or on the edges of the current. Also you can get some big largies at the mendel center across from the handy cap parking section, there are concrete slabs 10-20 feet out, fish the outside edge with a jig or texes rigged worm.

ROYALTON22 · Bass Fry Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 5 Location: St. Joseph

The guard was correct. They did a fish kill on those ponds about a year ago. It was in the newspaper with a picture of them netting hundreds of dead crappie and other fish. Maybe some fish in remote ares of the pond made it.

TCook · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

Thats good to know, a few must have survived because I cought one and lost one a week ago, so I assumed it was not true. Man thats a real bummer the fishing was good back in the day.

jswingle13 · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

There are some big bass in Mill pond. I just started fishing it this year and have not had any luck. I went out Saturday morning and hooked and lost 2 of the biggest bass i've ever caught. I had one right up to the boat and when I tryed to net it it broke my line( 8lb ?, I will be switching to better line). It swam around my boat for about two minutes laughing at me Crying or Very sad

. It had to have been about 20". Second one stole my brand new Rapala, it took it straight under my boat and snapped my line off, I had my drag set too tight. I had a lot of fun but made two bad mistakes and hope I learn from them. Both fish were in about a foot of water and I could see several more large bass swimming around but I couldn't get them to bite. Evil or Very Mad

Jon

Squad Minnow · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:15 am Post subject:

Try Meriman Lake out by Bangor I think it is about 75 arces and I have caught 6lb fish in there.

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