South Central Lower Peninsula Area Fishing Report

February 4th, 2022

1-30-22 South Central Michigan area
Guest reporter Steve Webb Coldwater area lake
Messenger lake red ear, bluegill and crappie have been good early 9 to 13 fow sub merged weed close to public launch,wonderbread (white,subbeam,pink) epoxy glow wolfram jigs size 3 , tip single spikes or soft plastic.
Randle lake bluegill/redears an crappie in abundance close to launch area 8-14 fow weed flats a lot sorting for better 8-10 “ keepers , bite early and late afternoon, good crappie bite in channel lake connected waters , wolfram jigs size3 ( yellow, orange, white, purple) tip spike of soft plastic.
Coldwater lake channel Shawnee shoals and on both side of lake channel to connecting lake have been good for crappie early and late bite , 8-13 fow edge out side weed lines , sunny mid been good , wolfram glow jigs size 3/4 ( white, green,purple,pink) tip with spike and soft plastic, evening minnows/slip bobber set up while jigging wolfram
Cemetery lake and channel producing good number crappie and gill/redears 4-6 fow water along weed edges , demon glow jigs tip 2 spike, wolfram size 3/4 glow jig tip with spike or soft plastic, yellow, school bud orange, early and mid day, weighted hand tied fly (white, gold, bronze,orange) heads tipped spike have bigger fish in shallow water , good size perch have been fond out in safe ice parts of main lake with some hole searching 8-20 fow , wolfram glow jigs 3/4 size 2/3 spikes or waxie (gold, orange,blue, pink) there’s is open water at south end currents evoid those areas.