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The dock is now in at the Arthur St. launch. I'll know tomorrow if 1st St. docks are in. Chris

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Maybe we're just good teachers. Hmmmm, then again.....

If possible I'm going to give 1st St. launch in Manistee a try either Tuesday or Wednesday. The docks are still out, but it's useable. Chris

Way cool! My daughter usually outfishes me also. Chris

That's exactly how I do it. Works fine. Chris

Propman, PM sent back. Happy to help if anyway I can. Chris

Boats are trolling on Manistee Lake right now. Arthur St. launch is still iced in so they are launching at First St. and coming up, or launching on the river and coming down. One half of the lake still has ice shantys on it, and the other half has boats trolling. Pretty cool. Try out in front of the Milwaulkee if you go. It's usually pretty good this time of year. I'll be testing the launch at First St. myself next week, and I will try to remember to post the situation. I hope to get in some brown fishing (work allowing) very, very soon. Hope this helps, Chris

Yup, the only busses coming here to Manistee are going directly to the River. Unfortunately it's the wrong river.

Very sorry to hear that. Chris

Maybe I'm some sort of sicko, but the boat is already cleaned, gassed, batteries charged and all of my brown trout gear is rigged and ready with the poles already in the boat. I keep thinking that if I stare at the ice hard enought at the Manistee launch I can melt it, but all I got so far is a headache and a lot of strange looks.

Don't tempt me, it might just happen.

Went 7/9 today out of Manistee, four adult kings and three steelies. Got everything around 150 fow. Glow spoons and meat rigs were the best. Then I woke up, saw that there is still three feet of snow outside and the temp. was 5 degrees. I promptly rolled over and went back to sleep. C'mon spring. Chris

I can't wait for summer, nice vid. Does the kid say what I think he says at 0:54? I'm not sure if I heard that right, but I was crackin up.

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Here is a link to the beach cam at Manistee's 5th Ave. beach. You can see the bad boys rolling right between the pier heads. Impressive and scary at the same time. http://www.ci.manistee.mi.us/Beachcam.html Chris

As long as the knife is not double edged, or being carried with unlawful intent then you are fine. I think common sense plays a role here and it's better to carry it in the bed of the truck, or in the boat because no officer likes seeing a large knife within reach of the driver or passengers, and you and your passengers may be removed from the vehicle until the officer determines your reason for carrying the knife and ensures the scene is safe. So my advice would be to carry it out of the vehicle, or safely stowed away within the vehicle. Hope that helps, Chris

If the knife is double edged (dirk, dagger or stiletto i.e. sharpened on both sides) and concealed within the vehicle or on your person then it falls under the carrying concealed weapons law. Michigan Compiled Law 750.227 If the knife is considered a dangerous weapon (obviously most knives are) and over three inches in length and carried with "unlawful intent" then it is also illegal and punishable by a five year felony. The big thing here is the unlawful intent, which going fishing or hiking is not. Unlawful intent would mean assaulting, robbing, threatening etc. Michigan Compiled Law 750.226 You can search either of the listed laws at www.legislature.mi.gov for more information. If you are transporting your knife and it is not double edged, and not being transported with unlawful intent then you are fine. A smart rule of thumb is to keep it in the backpack, tackle box, trunk etc. and out of your range of accessibility. Inform the officer of the knife and it's location and your intent (hunting/fishing/camping) and you will be fine. Holding it in your hand to show it to the officer when he approaches is a bad, bad, bad idea. Hope this helps. If not let me know and I can answer any other questions. Chris

Jason, PM sent to you. I hear ya on the weather Bob. A small boat tourney means just that, small boats. Hopefully the winds will subside a bit and everyone has a blast. Good luck, Chris

The Manistee County Sport Fishing Association, www.mcsfa.org, will be hosting a small tournament on Sept. 4th. It's an all day tournament out of the Ports of Onekama and Arcadia, however boat length must be less than 25ft and equipped with a VHF radio. The tournament is an all day/big fish tournament paying the top five biggest fish. First place is guaranteed $500. Sign up/rules forms are available at most local Manistee Tackle shops, and the new tackle shop in Onekama. The entry fee is reasonable and explained on the entry form. If anyone has any questions shoot me a PM and I can provide contact info for more information. Hope to see some of you there. Chris Boat name "Borderline"

Just another heads up. As Bob said there are diminishing numbers of DNR Officers in the state, and not every call to RAP will be handled immediately. I wish that wasn't true, but it is. But, local officers from either the State Police or Sheriff's Depts. will respond ,on most occasions, immediately. The DNR laws are enforceable by local and state law enforcement, and we take them seriously. At my Post anytime we handle a DNR related complaint we forward a copy either to the State DNR, or the local Federal Forrest Officers for additional follow up, as well as taking law enforcement action immediately when necessary. Many local officers are outdoorsman ourselves, and understand personally the problems that fellow outdoorsman face in dealing with poachers, trespassers, anti's, etc. Chris

If it's facing the sun at given times of the day you will get white washed pics. You may even get false triggers caused by the sun. I learned this the hard way when I first employed some trail cams. Place it in a shaded area that stays that way throughout the day and see if it helps Mike. Chris

Hey all, I have a 2000 Yamaha 100 hp four stroke on my boat, not fuel injected. Today when I went out to start it it would not turn over when I turned the key. Played with the wiring a bit on the ignition and it turned over and fired up, but the dash guages were not working. Tried to accelerate the motor and it would accelerate some, and ran like crap. After about 5-10 minutes of idling the gauges started working and the motor ran just fine. Cruised around for a bit and shut it down, and when I tried to start it the same thing happened, and is still happening. What in the world is going on? Any help would be great before I bite the bullet and take it to the shop. Thanks much, Chris