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#21
Ice Fishing Derbies, Tournaments and Festivals / 2019 WCSX Cold As Ice Fishing ...
Last post by djkimmel - January 20, 2019, 02:36:28 PMDetroit's Classic Rock WCSX 94.7, in conjunction with the Lake St. Clair Walleye Association, is hosting their annual Cold As Ice Winter Festival and Ice Fishing Tournament rescheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Lake St. Clair Metropark Day Sail Area, from 5AM to 3PM.
There are cash prizes for:
New for 2019: Cold as Ice Winter Festival
In addition to the fishing, enjoy fun activities for the whole family at the Cold as Ice Winter Festival! Including winter games, food and vendors!
GLIF is not affiliated with this event. Please check the WCSX website for accurate details and the latest updates such as changes due to weather and ice conditions.
There are cash prizes for:
- Top 10 Perch: $500
- Heaviest Pike: $300
- Heaviest Walleye: $300
- Top 5 Panfish: $300
New for 2019: Cold as Ice Winter Festival
In addition to the fishing, enjoy fun activities for the whole family at the Cold as Ice Winter Festival! Including winter games, food and vendors!
GLIF is not affiliated with this event. Please check the WCSX website for accurate details and the latest updates such as changes due to weather and ice conditions.
#22
General Ice Fishing Discussion / Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit ...
Last post by djkimmel - January 06, 2018, 01:11:08 AMMyself and some volunteer helpers will be in booth 2411 near the big Ice Shanty Town in Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi at the 2018 Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit Thursday, January 11 through Sunday, January 14. If you want to help out see the post on the GreatLakesBass.com/forum for more info. Helpers get a pass in to the show.
Going to be the largest collection of ice fishing tackle and gear yet at this year's show so don't miss it! For details visit the UltimateFishingShow.com! You can also keep up on the very latest on Facebook at the UltimateSportShowTour.
Going to be the largest collection of ice fishing tackle and gear yet at this year's show so don't miss it! For details visit the UltimateFishingShow.com! You can also keep up on the very latest on Facebook at the UltimateSportShowTour.
#23
Member Contests and Special Deals / Cabela's Ice Fishing Classic! ...
Last post by djkimmel - December 11, 2017, 11:13:52 AMCheck this SALE specifically for ice fishing tackle, gear and accessories out FAST at Cabela's because it ends December 14, 2017! A very good selection of ice gear! Use the following link to go directly to the SALE landing page! Thanks!
#24
General Ice Fishing Discussion / Ultimate Sport Show opens tomo...
Last post by djkimmel - March 15, 2017, 09:03:29 PMThe Ultimate Sport Show Grand Rapids opens tomorrow, Thursday, March 16, 2017, at DeVos Place downtown on 303 Monroe Ave NW. The big show opens Thursday at 1pm until 9pm. Friday - 11am until 9pm, Saturday - 10am until 8pm and Sunday - 10am until 5pm.
GreatLakesBass.com/GLIF will be in the middle of the 2000 aisle in booth 2015 next to Grandt Rods. Stop by and say hello. There's at least one large vendor with lots of ice fishing tackle, jigs and gear - Thornapple Outdoors (K & E Tackle, Stopper Lures) at the end of the 1800 aisle.
GreatLakesBass.com/GLIF will be in the middle of the 2000 aisle in booth 2015 next to Grandt Rods. Stop by and say hello. There's at least one large vendor with lots of ice fishing tackle, jigs and gear - Thornapple Outdoors (K & E Tackle, Stopper Lures) at the end of the 1800 aisle.
#25
Safe Ice Reports / Lake St. Clair Ice Report 2/6/...
Last post by djkimmel - February 07, 2017, 04:24:07 PMFrom Justin Clark at Sportsmen's Direct on Jefferson Ave - the 2/6/2017 Lake St. Clair ice report - very sketchy out there and we don't want to see anymore fatalities! Please! Be very cautious. This was before all the rain we had today so things may have gone down hill.
#26
General Ice Fishing Discussion / Celebrate conservation and fam...
Last post by djkimmel - February 02, 2017, 05:13:19 PMCelebrate conservation and family fun at the 44th annual Outdoorama
Check out this article for the latest on all the family fun, outdoors and conservation things going on at the 2017 Outdoorama February 23-26 at Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave in Novi. Stop by booth 5714 to say hello at the GreatLakesBass.com / GLIF booth!
Check out this article for the latest on all the family fun, outdoors and conservation things going on at the 2017 Outdoorama February 23-26 at Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave in Novi. Stop by booth 5714 to say hello at the GreatLakesBass.com / GLIF booth!
#27
General Ice Fishing Discussion / 2017 Outdoorama Detroit GLIF i...
Last post by djkimmel - January 29, 2017, 07:31:04 PMGreatLakesBass.com and GLIF will be in booth 5714 at the upcoming Outdoorama Detroit, February 23 through February 26. Here is a floor plan of the show showing our booth location.
Outdoorama is an all outdoors show for all hunters and anglers. A great way to beat cabin fever again for all of us. Outdoorama is at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48374.
Show hours are:
Thursday, 1pm - 9pm
Friday, 11am - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Visit www.greatlakesbass.com/shows or www.outdoorama.com for more information. For late-breaking details, changes, deals and show info visit the Ultimate Sport Show Tour on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ultimatesportshowtour.
Outdoorama is an all outdoors show for all hunters and anglers. A great way to beat cabin fever again for all of us. Outdoorama is at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48374.
Show hours are:
Thursday, 1pm - 9pm
Friday, 11am - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Visit www.greatlakesbass.com/shows or www.outdoorama.com for more information. For late-breaking details, changes, deals and show info visit the Ultimate Sport Show Tour on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ultimatesportshowtour.
#28
Safe Ice Reports / Lake St. Clair ice report 1/16...
Last post by djkimmel - January 16, 2017, 01:52:34 PMHere's the latest ice fishing report from Justin at Sportsmen's Direct on Jefferson. There was someone who fell through over near open water by the spillway (current!) and was rescued but people are safely fishing other areas North of there with more stable water. Be very careful always with these changing conditions we keep having. Be safe!
#29
Lake Sturgeon / 2017 Black Lake Sturgeon Spear...
Last post by djkimmel - January 05, 2017, 05:43:18 PMAnglers get the chance to spear lake sturgeon through the ice on Cheboygan County lake
2017 lake sturgeon season on Black Lake to begin Feb. 4 at 8 a.m.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that the 2017 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County) will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. All anglers must register to participate in the lake sturgeon season.
The 2017 total recreational harvest limit for Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon. However, to reduce the chance of exceeding the harvest limit, officials will close the season when one of two scenarios occurs:
1. Once the sixth fish is harvested, or
2. If five fish have been harvested at the end of any fishing day.
Fishing hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of the season. The season will end either at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, or when one of the above scenarios is met, at which point anglers will be notified on the ice by DNR personnel that they must immediately stop fishing for lake sturgeon.
Anglers 17 years of age or older must possess a valid Michigan fishing license. In addition, all anglers must possess a lake sturgeon tag, available for free from all license vendors. Anglers must have both of these prior to registering for the Black Lake sturgeon season.
The 2017 angler registration process will be similar to what was enacted several years ago. Anglers need only to register once for the entire season. An early registration will be held at the DNR Onaway Field Station from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. This station is located approximately 5 miles north of Onaway on Route 211. Anglers can pick up their fishing identification flags at this time and learn more about season logistics and sturgeon populations from the DNR.
Anglers unable to participate in the Friday registration may register Saturday only at the registration trailer located at Zolner Road ending on Black Lake. Morning registration begins at 7 a.m. Anglers are strongly encouraged to register Friday, Feb. 3.
At registration, anglers will be issued a disposable flag that must be displayed each day at the entrance of their shanty.
Anglers who harvest a lake sturgeon must immediately tag the fish, contact an on-ice DNR employee, and register the fish at the Zolner Road trailer. Registration may include an examination of internal organs and removal of a piece of fin tissue for DNA analysis and aging.
Registration logistics were developed in recent years to allow greater participation by anglers while also protecting the population of lake sturgeon in Black Lake from over-harvest. In addition, the DNR and Michigan State University have been determining annual population estimates of adult fish from the spring spawning run with the assistance of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, which allows officials to set a safe harvest level in cooperation with tribal agencies.
Rehabilitation of lake sturgeon in the Cheboygan River watershed is a cooperative effort involving the DNR, the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, MSU, various tribal agencies and Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership.
For more details, anglers may call the DNR Customer Service Center in Gaylord at 989-732-3541 or visit Michigan.gov/fishing.
2017 lake sturgeon season on Black Lake to begin Feb. 4 at 8 a.m.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that the 2017 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County) will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. All anglers must register to participate in the lake sturgeon season.
The 2017 total recreational harvest limit for Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon. However, to reduce the chance of exceeding the harvest limit, officials will close the season when one of two scenarios occurs:
1. Once the sixth fish is harvested, or
2. If five fish have been harvested at the end of any fishing day.
Fishing hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of the season. The season will end either at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, or when one of the above scenarios is met, at which point anglers will be notified on the ice by DNR personnel that they must immediately stop fishing for lake sturgeon.
Anglers 17 years of age or older must possess a valid Michigan fishing license. In addition, all anglers must possess a lake sturgeon tag, available for free from all license vendors. Anglers must have both of these prior to registering for the Black Lake sturgeon season.
The 2017 angler registration process will be similar to what was enacted several years ago. Anglers need only to register once for the entire season. An early registration will be held at the DNR Onaway Field Station from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. This station is located approximately 5 miles north of Onaway on Route 211. Anglers can pick up their fishing identification flags at this time and learn more about season logistics and sturgeon populations from the DNR.
Anglers unable to participate in the Friday registration may register Saturday only at the registration trailer located at Zolner Road ending on Black Lake. Morning registration begins at 7 a.m. Anglers are strongly encouraged to register Friday, Feb. 3.
At registration, anglers will be issued a disposable flag that must be displayed each day at the entrance of their shanty.
Anglers who harvest a lake sturgeon must immediately tag the fish, contact an on-ice DNR employee, and register the fish at the Zolner Road trailer. Registration may include an examination of internal organs and removal of a piece of fin tissue for DNA analysis and aging.
Registration logistics were developed in recent years to allow greater participation by anglers while also protecting the population of lake sturgeon in Black Lake from over-harvest. In addition, the DNR and Michigan State University have been determining annual population estimates of adult fish from the spring spawning run with the assistance of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, which allows officials to set a safe harvest level in cooperation with tribal agencies.
Rehabilitation of lake sturgeon in the Cheboygan River watershed is a cooperative effort involving the DNR, the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, MSU, various tribal agencies and Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership.
For more details, anglers may call the DNR Customer Service Center in Gaylord at 989-732-3541 or visit Michigan.gov/fishing.
#30
Safe Ice Reports / Lake St. Clair ice report 12/2...
Last post by djkimmel - January 05, 2017, 04:16:42 PMThis is the latest ice report from Justin at Sportsmen's Direct from 12/27/2016 so I don't know what has happened with all the wind and rain before it got cold again. I will post a new ice report if and when Justin produces one!