belleville lake

[dashaver63]

Does anyone bass fish belleville much? My club down here in Ohio fishes it every year but I really haven't been able to figure it out. I have taken big bass there 2 years in a row but that 1 fish is the only legal fish I get. If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.
Thanks;
Doug

[bassinman#1]

I do good on a Cotton Cordell, medium dive,firetiger color crankbait, off the main river channel on the north side.

[bosshawg]

 staring to fish it quite often now since 15-20mins away from home. doing much better than the earlier times i've been out there. to help you out better, type in bellville lk in the search box above and you'll see many posts on that lake. hope this will help you out.

[Mojo]

Is that lowerr Michigan belleville or mid ohio bellville?

[bosshawg]

 lower mich. for this/ these posts .

[DOWD]

Early into the season you cant beat a weightless worm. Find the old river channel and start at the bends that are near the shore.
There is alot of brush that is near the dam, if you can find these piles, you can tear up the good size smallmouths.
In early 2002 I planted some trees that still produce today. I removed dead falls that were in the lower end and towed them to the upper and sank them.

[matt]

The dam by sandy marina produces every now and then...i haven't figured out any other part of that lake.Late summer fish some of the docks and you'll catch some,but during these cold months i'm clueless other than the dam.

Then again i'm limited to shore fishing...not so many places i can go.           

[Skulley]

I fish Belleville all the time.  If anyone would like to go out there with me, I would be happy to show you what goes on out there.  I have been fishing the lake for years.  Some of the best fall fishing in the S.E.L.P. is on that lake.  I believe that lake and Ford Lake really shine in the fall.  Early spring can be good too.  Once the "dog days" of summer set in, those lakes can get tough.

Up until 2 years ago, I fished the Tuesday Nite Tournaments out there.  I understand that trail is changing hands and the new director should hopefully bring it back to where it was.  I would like to fish there Tuesday nights but have not had any luck getting a partner. 

BD                     

[dashaver63]

Is Ford Lake another dammed lake on the Huron River? I noticed Huron River Road runs by there also.

[matt]

Is Ford Lake another dammed lake on the Huron River? I noticed Huron River Road runs by there also.

I believe so...

[Skulley]

Ford Lake is above Belleville by about 50 to 60 feet.  I was on Ford today running the boat.  Boat ran good.  Water temps ranged from 40 to 43 degrees.  Light chop on the water.  Cold when running.

BD           

[matt]

Does anybody fish by 94 and grove road(i believe it is)? It's the 94 overpass over the lake...I'll be there on the 29th if weather permits around 1pm to 5 pm.Anybody that wants to fish and say hi is more than welcome do to do so.

I can't wait for bass season to open so i'm going the day after it opens.

[Skulley]

Weather permitting on the 29th, St. Clair is the ticket.  Got to get ready for the Spring DK Open.  Otherwise Ford is a good choice. 

BD         

[dashaver63]

So... which lake is better? Ford or Belleville. Does Ford have the population of largemouth that Belleville does?

[matt]

I do better at ford than i do at belleville....I haven't seen anybody pull out a decent largemouth at belleville yet.Ford however i seen a guy catch a nice 4-5 pounder.But beware there are alot of little 1-2 pounders in there as well @ ford.

Belleville to me is more known as a walleye lake than a bass lake.Maybe i just haven't found the spot bass like to hang out on that lake yet.

[dashaver63]

Thanks for all the information guy's! I appreciate it.

[Team houston]

I saw an unusually high amount of dead fish floating at Belleville Sat the 21st. Bluegill, Crappie, Rock bass, some smallmouth and hundreds of shad. I fish there early every year and I never saw this many before. Anybody else notice this? Anybody hear of any chemical spills etc...  Hope it was a natural occurance. The fishing was terrible by the way, I ALWAYS catch my share and I only caught one smallmouth that day.

[Javelin200]

I have seen this before .............. not so much with the other fish you mentioned .......but i have seen the huge shad kills before. Usually early and late in the year i have noticed them . No chemical spill that i have heard of ... if there was you would have seen alot more gamefish floating . I don't know why it happens but it seems to be a every year thing ...So the fishing sucked that day huh Good to know ...glad i didn't go last weekend lol. Took the racecar out to Milan Dragway instead 

                                  Gary

[Revtro]

I have seen similar things on St. Clair.  I often wonder if it could be related to rapid temp changes.  Maybe the fish are shocked and killed off that way.  Maybe it's a normal, natural thing.  Not sure.  Just a thought.

[Skulley]

Belleville has a shad die off every year.  Some years are worse than others.  I was out there last Friday evening 4-20-07 and saw a lot of dead shad.  I also saw some shad that looked like they were going to die very soon.  There were brown spots on them.  They did not look healthy at all.  I have never seen them with these brown spots.  It looked pretty nasty. 

Come to Belleville in late August right through October and there are huge schools of these shad all over the lake and the fish and sea gulls are eating them.  During this time of year the shad are very healthy and active.

BD