Little Bay de Noc Fishing Reports

Tomjohn - PERCHER · Guru

2017 whitefish

slammer · Senior Member

Holy Crap.........You still remember how to fish??? Went out on the middle upper LBDN bay this afternoon with a buddy and his two young boys. Kids caught a few small perch and fishing pretty much sucked with trucks , sleds and wheelers driving through our tip ups and between our shacks. Too many people and glad I dont fish up there often.

Glad to see you out and alive. Hope to get out with you sometime and will keep you posted on the walleye bite over here. Nothing exciting going on........yet!!! Keep taking those damn whitefish out of the lake!!!

Slammer!!!

al00 · Member

How much ice is on the North end of LBDN? How much snow?

350 mile drive so It's nice to

slammer · Senior Member

Fishing has sucked for me so far. Guys are driving trucks all over, I wouldn't just yet. Where we fished yesterday was a maximum of 8 inches . Quite a bit of snow on the lake with some slush pockets to surprise ya. Warmer weather for the next week won't help. Best bet IMO is ATV or sled, but lots of trucks out there. South of Gladstone is ATV or sled travel and just saw a ship come into Escanaba this morning.
Slammer!!!

schmutzomatic 5000 · Senior Member

nice show TJ. Good to see you on the bite.

al00 · Member

Thanks for the info.

Tomjohn - PERCHER · Guru

You doing any fishing schmutz ?

-- Edited by Tomjohn - PERCHER on Thursday 26th of January 2017 10:02:31 PM

schmutzomatic 5000 · Senior Member

No ice this way TJ. Been trying to get a game plan but every time ice conditions put the brakes on. Good to hear from ya chum. Keep them pics coming and good luck

schmutzomatic 5000 · Senior Member

My ATV has enough rods,tackle, cameras, and crap for half a dozen guys and no safe ice to bring it on. Hope we get the cold they calling for. Be Safe

Tomjohn - PERCHER · Guru

Yup....Your ready.

truck44 · Member

hey guys,been a long time since I posted here.lost my account info and just found it.curious if anybody has info on ice conditions off the terrace motel and south.not been up this year yet.busy watchin the pack win division.again.lol.any info appreciated

slammer · Senior Member

Ice conditions off the Terrace are pretty damn good. Have seen a few trucks driving out to the break, and a friend of mine saw some guys hauling a trailer out there past the break with a truck. No pressure cracks that I have seen and travel with an ATV or sled should be good heading south at least to the banana, provided you don't go near the shipping lane. Heading north from the Terrace should be no problem whatsoever.
Slammer!!!

truck44 · Member

thanks a bunch slammer.nice to get a reply after not being on here for awhile.gonna try to go south of terrace on the 18th weather permitting.will post report.thanks again

slammer · Senior Member

Hey Mark, just noticed yesterday there is a large pressure crack south of the Terrace running east west.
Looks like it starts from the Escanaba River area and runs north east at an angle across the bay. I have not been out there since I saw it but it must be fairly big as you can see it from quite a distance. Maybe someone else has more info.
Slammer!!!

truck44 · Member

thanks for the heads up on ice conditions.may have to alter our plans but we be fishin somewhere on the bay disbelief

truck44 · Member

slammer,any info or update on ice south of terrace this week much appreciated.still planning a trip there next week.

slammer · Senior Member

Travel out from the Terrace is good, but haven't seen anyone venture too far south and I haven't been south of the Terrace. Got blown off the lake today with 20-30 MPH winds. Nasty!!! Don't know if the wind today created any changes out there as I was fishing BBDN.
Slammer!!!

truck44 · Member

thanks again slammer.wind raisin hell on Winnebago too.sturgeon spearers pulling shacks off steady today.you be fishin for burbots over there?

slammer · Senior Member

Yup!!! And it has sucked so far this year!!!
Saw a few guys fishing south of the Terrace tonight out by the banana and south east of there. They. Left off the Terrace and took a pretty direct route, but looks like ther is another pressure crack to deal with.
Have no details on it as I am only seeing it with the binocs from my house up on the bluff.
Also heard it is OK off the Esky beach house and pretty far south of that. Haven't heard a report that gets me jacked yet!!!
Hope this helps!!! Warm weather this weekend and will be in Minnasota.
Slammer!!!

truck44 · Member

that's great news.really itchin to fish.those burbots on our bucket list.caught plenty as a kid on Winnebago.good luck in Viking country.report here when back from yooper land.lol

truck44 · Member

tried to head south towards esky but pack ice and soft conditions kept us from fishing there.finished the day off center reef slightly deeper.just jigging only dink eyes and not many marks.dissapointing fishery from what it once was. disbelief .

truck44 · Member

confuse drained the auger but thinkin bout given'er another go on the 4th.any ice and snow cover info later in the week appreciated.slammer are you still burbot fishin?

slammer · Senior Member

Hey Mark, nothing to report here as I have not been out do to the weather.
Still see people with quads going straight out from the Terrace. Don't know what the shore is like , but have seen a few walking out. Have been disgusted with BBDN too. Have a friend who is the Burbot King and he has been getting skunked and really don't know what the hell is going on this year!!!
I'm heading to New York Wednesday and won't be back for a week. I have never given up this early in the season before, but I really think I'm done for the year due to schedule and a health problem.
If it stays fairly cold it should be fairly good ice everywhere north of the Terrace for a while (ATV or foot travel) only IMO. Good luck and keep us posted!!!
Slammer!!!

truck44 · Member

thanks again slammer,will post if I go,and good luck on your trip.godspeed on your recovery too.mark