Lower Menominee??

[Crookedneck]

Anybody been doing any smallmouth fishing on the lower Menominee lately? 

Been out a couple of times.  Water has been up, fishing has been difficult this year. 

Any reports..

Mike

[djkimmel]

How do you usually fish that? What produces best? Haven't been over in that are in a number of years myself. The water up though actually sounds good considering the past years on the Great Lakes.

[Crookedneck]

I usually split my time.  Between the shallows throwing spinner baits and top water.  Then hit the channel walls slowly pullin a beavertail or craw immitation carolina rigged.  The bite has been very soft.

I've been fishing a local weekly tournament.  Just found out tonight I'm running 2nd out of 42, not too bad for my first year.  Not a lot of big fish but, I have been bringing fish in every week, so I guess that is what it takes.

Had my best week last week, with a 22" cleft lipped hog.  Came out of 23' of water in the rocks.

The water is a lot higher than recent years.  But, it has been needed.

[djkimmel]

Well, it actually sounds like you're doing pretty good! Consistency is very important in a circuit. So are the occasional 22" hogs!