Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fishing the Detroit River

Detroit River, MI

I'm in Michigan for a week and decided to do some fishing with my grandparents. On Saturday, June 18th, we went over to Elizabeth Park in Trenton, MI. Elizabeth park is near the free bridge going over to Grose Ile Island. There is a walkway that runs along the coastline that locals frequently fish from using dead or live bait. There are two tackle shops nearby, so resupplying is not an issue. I decided to try out some lure fishing from the shore and see if I can get any luck without using live bait. I started with a crank bait that I had purchased the day before at a nearby tackle shop. It was a rattler and I expected to catch something on it...

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Fishing Last Weekend...

Powhatan Creek, Williamsburg, Virginia
 
Last weekend my mom and I tried kayak fishing for the first time. I recently began using a bunch of my great grandfather's lures, and had some luck. We launched our kayaks from a boat ramp off of Jamestown Road, near the ferry and right across the street from Cooke's Garden Shop. It's a very nice little park there, with five docks to fish from and a small boat ramp, mostly just for kayaks. Watch out though, there are lots of snags right off the docks including lots of trees and submurged logs...