Big Marine

[ikeslayer]

A buddy of mine has been itchin to go fishing and he wants to go out on big marine. i know nothing about the lake except what the dnr HSOforum tells me. where do i start??? Any help is appreciated. We will be hitting it most of the day Monday. Thanks in advance. ike

[blakjack23]

Big Marine is a good lake for numbers, but not for size. I mean, there are some larger ones, but most are like 12-14 inches. There is also a a good amount of pike in there. Troll down the reeds, which there are plenty of, and toss in spinners and you'll get your fair share of bigmouth. I've also done good with crankbaits moving around the sharp point towards the middle of the lake.

[Ole the Guide]

There's some big "hogs" in that lake. You have to fish them slow! I usually fish shallow and have had good results anywhere there are pads!

Ole

[ikeslayer]

Any others??? i thank you for the points comment and fish slow always good things to know. Any idea on water clarity, temp, What stage the fish should be in (hopefuly done with the postpardom(sp?) blues) Any other info would be greatly appreciated. Not looking for granpas old secret lure or location just a little guidance and direction to spend the least amount of wasted time on the water. thanks in advance ike

[Deitz Dittrich]

ike the fish will be in post spawn.. its a very clear lake.. weedlines are usually about 18 feet.. you will find some fish shallow always on that lake.. and some fish deep on that lake.. ALWAYS!... Its one of my faves to fish.. plenty of spots.. like they said. .

fish the slop,

fish the inside weed edge

fish the deep weed edge.

and fish the docks!

[EsaysFISHON]

I've also had good luck around the west side of the island off the deep weed edge and over the tops of those same weeds using a jig and sucker minnow as I drift/troll over it. Don't forget to hit some steep drops not far from the landing on the north side.

[fishingmike0770]

we have always done really good on that lake in the east bay and north of the island in the weeds.. . . i would suggest a white spinnerbait, caught tons of bass and pike on those. . .

[ikeslayer]

i would just like to say thanks to all of you for you help with my homework for fishing this lake. We Started at 5:30 and pulled out at 4:30. It was a great day. We caught most of our fish in the shallows right away in the morning. We also caught them on just about everything. Spinner baits, soft plastics, J n p, top water etc. It is always fun catching fish when you are fishing your favorite style.When the sun got high things got tougher we had to make long cast to shallows or go after them deep but it was considerably tougher than when the sun was low. Thanks to all and i apologize for not having pictures. We forgot the digi.

[Bullwinkle]

I fished the Frankie's Tuesday night league out on Marine this week. The winner came in with a bag of 17.09lbs for five fish. Second weighed in at 14.51lbs with big fish of 4.45lbs. Third place had 11.85lbs. Unfortunately, I wasn't in any of these boats Got our limit but they weren't big. Oh well, there's always next time. In two weeks we will be out on Forest so we will see how that plays out.