Lure Fishing Upper Michigan U.S.A Part 1

I have been home now just over a week.Myself and my girlfriend have been visiting her family and attending her son,s wedding.In between this i managed some bank fishing and some boat fishings,no guides ,just family trips out.

First thing on arrival was a walk over to wilderness sports in downtown ishpeming to obtain a rod licsense .How the price has changed since my last visit 3 years ago $27 dollars for a non resident,this time it was $79,big jump,but its got to be done ,time to set off to Deer Lake for a spot of bank fishing.

Deer lake is an 908 acre lake about 3 miles away from town,its an artifical lures only lake,no bait allowed,due to a mercury spillage years ago.we headed to a spot that has produced plenty of fish the last time i was there.

Not a great start,after about 30 mins i slipped on a rock and fell in the lake.

View on the other side of the road..............................................

The next time we went bank fishing we went to another area on a long walk along a trail till we found two spots just below in the above picture to fish..................................

First fish to me,a walleye,nailed on a lucky 13 close in......................................

Andrew with his first capture on a U.S.A Lure mark houghton made for me as a gift for andrew,un fortunately the lure caught the pikes eye.................................

A small pike on a lucky 13 was my next and only capture,enjoyable couple of hours.

Another small pike on a lucky 13,nailed it under my feet,lost loads this way,good fun

My kit i took,savagegear travel rod,fixed spool with 30 lb braid,pliers,snips and a selection of Mark Houghton custom wake baits and a selection of original big s lures and a few surface lures.

When they built the road as close to the lake as possible,this portion of water isnt accesible by a boat,due to no launch,but in part 2 of this blog i will show you how we got the boat on there.

Another quick evening on Deer Lake,walleye on a MH Wake bait,had a smaller one as well that evening.

Well i really enjoyed our quick bank sessions,caught quite a few pike from the bank,un hooked them at the water and released,couldnt see the point in taking pics of them all,Part 2 will be about getting Lucy the boat out,Till the next time bloggers............................................