Fishin the big lake tomorrow....need some fast help....

[KevinTheFisher]

ok.....dad has a gig at navy peir tomorrow, ill get out to the peir at around 7-8 at night......my questuions are....what should i fish for,were should i fish on thepeir,are salmon and trout out their,can i catch salmon and trout.....and what should i use???..



thx a ton in advance for all the help,...i know thats alot to ask, i would have asked erlyer but just found out i was going today....thx again....

kevin

[Mother]

You may be able to find a brown or two by casting a spoon, like a lil cleo or a kast master. You can also try some big shiners on the bottom using a pyramid weight. I doubt any salmon are around but some brown trout are found around there. Are you going to be fishing at night? If so get some glowing spoons and something to chage them up with.

I have never fished for bass around there but I bet some are around. But I would try for some perch. Try using a crappie rig with large fat head mionnows, or a slip float a foot or two off the bottom. As far as where to start I remember for previous posts that on the north side of the pier just outside of the parking garage.

Other will be able to help more than me, but I hope this is a start.

[lars q]

my favotite spot is on the north side, either facing east (by the bus turn-a-round) or the first couple of hundred feet as you go out on the pier.

keep moving around until you find 'em!!!

[KevinTheFisher]

thx for the help....yes i will be fishing at night....i have 3 glow spoons and one silver one.....will the shiner on the bottom get me perch?....i dont know how deep it is their.....for perch would a slipbobber do?.....do they even hit at night?.....

any other baits, lures, or fish i should go for....

i know this is alot of questions, but ive only fished on lake michagan once so i dont know verty much at all

[KevinTheFisher]

also....what line and tess should i use??

[gotfish?]

With perch, your line isn't all that important. Don't use 50lb or anything, but somewhere between 4 and 12 would be fine. I agree with Lars and Mother....perch fishing requires you to move around. I usually set up a rod or 2 with fatheads under a slip float, and then tak another rod with a jig and a minnow and go for a walk. Don't go so far that someone can steal your stuff, but try different spots. Perch travel in schools and they move around.

[KevinTheFisher]

Well....due to the rain last night the gig got cancelled
so i was not able to fish,........thanks for all your help though.....it will come in use..ill be out on the big lake this summer.....