May 17, 2026Indian Lake
Indian Lake Bluegills on the Beds
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May 17, 2026Hardy Pond
Crappie in the Standing Timber
Crappie
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Pre-Spawn Smallmouth Stacked on the Points
Smallmouth Bass
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Pine Lake Topwater Bite Open
Largemouth Bass
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Largemouth on the Spawning Flats
Largemouth Bass
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Largemouth Bedding on the North End
Largemouth Bass
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River Smallies on Top
Smallmouth Bass
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Brown Trout on the South Haven Pier
Brown Trout
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Gull Lake
Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Bluegill
Glacial lake straddling Kalamazoo and Barry counties, 2,030 acres with depths to 110 feet. Known for trophy smallmouth, healthy walleye numbers, and a strong panfish base. Clear, deep water keeps the bite technical year-round.
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Gun Lake
Walleye · Largemouth Bass · Bluegill
2,680 acres in Yankee Springs Recreation Area, Barry County. Walleye stocking has built a serious tournament fishery, with quality largemouth bass and big bluegills on the side. Plenty of weed cover and rocky humps to read.
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Hardy Pond
Crappie · Walleye · Northern Pike
Muskegon River impoundment near Newaygo, 4,000 acres of timber, flats, and creek channels. The flooded structure holds an outsized population of crappie, walleye, and pike, plus a sleeper smallmouth fishery on the rocky points.
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Indian Lake
Bluegill · Largemouth Bass · Walleye
Two-section lake in Cass County totaling 510 acres. Big-bluegill reputation, healthy largemouth class, and a sneaky-good walleye bite after dark. Heavy lily-pad cover on the south end pays off in summer.
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Kalamazoo River
Smallmouth Bass · Steelhead · Chinook Salmon
Runs 130+ miles from Hillsdale County to Lake Michigan at Saugatuck. The Kalamazoo through Allegan and downstream is a renowned smallmouth river with seasonal steelhead and salmon runs. Wade or float — both produce.
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Klinger Lake
Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Walleye
830-acre natural lake on the St. Joseph County / Indiana border. Diverse fishery with a solid population of largemouth bass, bluegill, and walleye. Quieter than the bigger destination lakes and rewards anglers who learn the structure.
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Lake Michigan
Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Brown Trout
Big water out of South Haven, Saugatuck, and St. Joseph. Spring brown trout and coho along the shore give way to king salmon and lake trout offshore by summer. The pier bite turns on at first light.
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Pine Lake
Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Crappie
Quiet 660-acre lake in Allegan County near Plainwell. Stained water, weedy flats, and laydowns make it a classic largemouth lake with a strong panfish bite. Good water for tossing topwater at sunrise.
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St. Joseph River
Steelhead · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
From Hillsdale through Berrien County and out to Lake Michigan at the mouth in St. Joseph. The 'St. Joe' is one of the Midwest's most consistent steelhead rivers and holds excellent smallmouth and walleye through the upper sections.
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