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Houghton Lake Fishing Report

January 16th, 2025

1-16-25 Houghton Lake
The Walleye bite has been more consistent at dawn and dusk using jigging minnows or spoons w/ minnow heads. Pike are being caught in lower numbers, but they are very healthy...very few hammer handles.
The surprise this season is the number of larger perch being caught...we haven't seen any limits of 12" perch yet, but the trend is positive.
Use larger minnows to land the bigger perch while keeping the smaller ones off your line.
Bluegill and Crappie anglers are very tight-lipped, but our spies have seen some nice baskets of 9"+ gills and 10" Crappie. Fish above the schools to coax out the bigger ones.
If you’re looking to come up to the area, stop in at Lyman’s on the lake for your
bait and if you’re looking for a daily shanty or an overnight sleeper shack, they have them available.

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