Tip up fishing for pike

[Killin' It]

Anyone do it in SW michigan....

Anyone do any good..

I am thinking of giving it a try. I have not done it since high school and I fished the same spot for years as I could sit in the cabin and watch the tip ups.

So I have no real experance on doing it "for real"

What lakes within a hour of holland are better then others.

[Nailer]

Muskegon is tops for big pike. You will have to wait longer for ice though.

[SPOONWASHER]

Yup watch the ice, if you ever plan on fishing around Kalamazoo or Van Buren, PM me and I would be more than happy to help you out on specific locations. There are quite a few lakes around here where you can set tip ups and while waiting for them you can stay pretty busy with gills and perch or crappie.

[Line Dancin]

We go out to reeds lake and get some nice sized pike on tip ups. We usually get a bunch of hammer handles but have fun, and get a few keepers. I have seen fome 35 - 40" fish come out of that lake. We also fish Put on a big shiner and let it down anout thrre feet above the weeds makes for some great pike fishing. We do more up north on a few lakes around charlevoix, cadillac and houghton/higgins lakes. Best place around here to get good sized and livley shiners is al and bobs and they are pricey there, and sometimes small for my liking. i can usually get better shiners when i am fishing up north cheaper. I want to try gun lake this year, never really fished it. I have also heard muskegon gets some big pike and want to try there.

[NO MO BEGGEN]

swan lake south of allegan is usually pretty good