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Detroit River walleye fishing report - Trenton Channel, Wyandotte, Steel Mills, Ren Cen, Roostertail, and more. The latest information from the Walleye 101 Team, Walleye Kid, local guides, and bait shops. The fishing on the Detroit River changes every day so check here before you head out to the river. Remember that the best fishing is not necessarily where you see the biggest pack of boats!
Tight Lines ~ The Walleye 101 Team
February 4, 2012 - Wyandotte Boat Ramp
Hard to believe but the Wyandotte Boat Ramp and the Detroit River are both ice free in early February! One trailer in the parking lot but not sure if they were fishing or just out for a leisurely afternoon cruise....Looks like we are going to have the earliest spring on record if this weather pattern holds up. Waiting to see the latest satellite image once the clouds clear out. Best guess is that Lake St Clair is close to being ice free as well.
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February 3, 2012 - River Walleye Seminars
Lance Valentine and Captain Paul Doute will be conducting free seminars on how to fish the Detroit River during 2012. Seminars will take place in several locations throughout southeast Michigan and Ohio. Here are a few of the seminar dates:
February 15 - Gander Mountain (Novi)
February 20 - Concorde Inn (Rochester)
February 23 - Living Waters (Taylor)
March 21 - AmericInn (Flint)
March 26 - Gander Mountain (Lansing)
March 27 - Fishing Education Center (Davison) SOLD OUT
Walleye 101 Seminar Schedule
February 3, 2012 - Tournament Schedule
March 31 - Downriver Walleye Federation (DWF)
April 7 - Downriver Walleye Federation (DWF)
April 13-15 Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC)
April 21 - Downriver Walleye Federation (DWF)
April 21-22 - Michigan Walleye Tour (MWT)
| February 2, 2012 - Lance Valentine Guided Trip
Lance will hit the Detroit River beginning April 10th 2012 with his highly successful Educational Charters for walleye jigging. Sign up for a morning trip (7:00AM-1:00PM) or if you're short on time or cash book a evening trip (4:00-7:00PM). Either way you are going to learn a ton about proper jigging techniques, boat control, and which hot spots produce the most fish. Get all the details about a trip with Lance ...Learn more | |
February 2, 2012 - Walleye Regulations (Cool Map)
The 2012 Walleye regulations map should be published soon. Here are the 2011 walleye regulations for the Detroit River, Lake Erie, and Lake St Clair. This is a great resource to have in your boat. We laminated a copy and kept it in the glove box last season. The biggest change is the Lake Erie walleye limit in Michigan goes to 6 fish on May 1, 2011 and will be the same as Ohio and Ontario. Get a PDF Version
February 2, 2012 - Trip Planning Tools
Great tools like satellite photos, wave forecasts, water temps, web cams, license links and much more.
Detroit River Web Cam - Click "Start Control". Use the drop down menu to see different views of the river
Detroit River Satellite Map - Click the day you want to view. You will need scroll down from Lake Huron & St. Clair to the Detroit River
Canadian Fishing License - Learn about the different option to purchase your license (scroll down on the page)
Stinger Hooks - Learn to tie a removable stinger hook in six easy steps. You can also buy pre-tied stingers in our online store
February 1, 2012 - Really Cool Video
This is video from 2011. Check out how the Detroit River ice conditions changed from March 20, 2011 to March 22, 2011. The river was ice free on the 20th then all the ice in Lake St. Clair broke lose and headed south. There were a couple guys at the Belanger Park ramp with their boat on the 22nd that looked a little confused.
January 30, 2012 - New Fishing Pier & Wildlife Center
There is a really cool project underway to build a wildlife refuge and fishing pier along the Trenton Channel. It's going to be located just below the Trenton Power plant (Candy Canes). It will give shore fishermen direct access the both walleye fishing and white bass fishing. The pier location is right where thousands of white bass spawn in May. The Downriver Walleye Federation (DWF) has a page dedicated to keeping everyone up to date on the projects.
Google Earth Map of Location
January 28, 2012 - Cold Water Survival
Take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this great video - it might just save your life! Did you know that 43% of people that drown in cold water are less than 6 feet from help? Pretty scary thought...
January 27, 2012 - "Live" Fishing Reports!
The Walleye 101 Team will be posting "Live" fishing reports from the water this year. How are we going to do that you ask? Lance, Walleye Kid and other team members will be posting fishing reports to our Twitter page and Walleye 101 website. The reports will be online and available to read within 5 minutes of our post. You can view these reports a number of different ways:
Walleye 101 Website - view the live reports from the homepage of Walleye 101 in the Twitter section (check it out)
Twitter Page - visit www.twitter.com/walleyekid to see the live fishing reports as they are posted
Cell Phones - you can view our live fishing reports from any cell phone with Internet access right from the water. Just visit www.twitter.com/walleyekid from your mobile phone.
What's Twitter? It's a pretty new way to stay in touch with short messages. People that have a Twitter page can post messages and links to interesting articles and websites. You can set up your own twitter page or just follow the posts of people like Walleye 101. It's pretty cool because people can post comments to their twitter page from their computer, cell phone, or Facebook page.
January 26, 2012 - Detroit River Article
We have a pretty good article about jigging the Detroit River. Should be something of interest for beginners as well as the seasoned "river rat". Check it out and let me know what you think. Read more...
| January 25, 2012 - Detroit River Hot Spots DVD's!
"Upper Detroit River" DVD teaches you "Where to fish for Walleye" from the Wyandotte area all the way north to Lake St Clair.
"Lower Detroit River" DVD teaches you "Where to fish for Walleye" from the Wyandotte area all the way south to Lake Erie.
Each DVD has over 20 "Hot Spots" including a map, waypoints, pictures of landmarks, and bottom structure. These are the same locations Lance uses every day when guiding his charter fishing customers on the Detroit River! Learn some new locations before the season starts and catch more fish!
While speaking at the Ultimate Fishing Show Valentine said "these DVD's are the hottest product we have on the market right now." We really appreciate our loyal customers that have recently purchased our new "How To" and Where To" DVD's at the Ultimate Fishing Show.
Learn more about these DVD's and purchase them today! | |
January 24, 2012 - Ice Box History
Another article to keep you busy during the long winter. Interesting to learn about the history of the Detroit River and how different it is today. A few of you might remember the "good old days" mentioned in this article.
Click here for article (takes a minute to load)
January 22, 2012 - Lance Valentine Interview
Looks like 2012 is going to make the record books as the earliest start to a season ever! It's 45 degrees outside, no snow on the ground and the Detroit River and Lake St Clair are basically ice free - something we have never seen in our lifetime. Just got off the phone with Lance Valentine to get his perspective on what's in store for river anglers. Lance said, "I expect this to be the best season in the last 10 years. The massive 2003 year class of fish will be in the 5-8lb range and should provide a majority of the action during April and May". He also encouraged anglers to get a Canadian license this year. It's expensive but the vast majority of big fish - and some days most of the fish - were caught on the Canadian side in 2011. The water on that side of the river tends to be a little off color or stained. Many days the fish prefer to be out of the super clear water of the American side. Watch for Lance's fishing reports in the near future. Book a Guided Trip with Lance.
January 21, 2012 - New Satellite Website
Check out this cool new site we found for maps of the river and other loactions. I have zoomed in on one of our favorite Detroit River spots along the golf course. You can zoom in and out with the control on the right side of the page. Lets go...
| January 20, 2012 - Detroit River Tour
Learn about some of our favorite Detroit River hotspots. Check them out and see if you have fished these locations. If you try all these great spots and don't catch any fish it's time to turn in your license and start golfing! Good luck and send us any questions you have about these hot spots. Detroit River Tour | |
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A Real Success Story!
Here is a great reason why you should get a copy of the "Walleye 101 Guide to the Upper Detroit River" DVD. What a great story and a cool picture! Congratulations Dave and Mark!
"Thanks Lance, your upper Detroit river hot spots DVD is responsible for one of the greatest fishing experences I have ever had. As we boated fish, B-Ball fans cheered and took our pics."
God bless you, thanks Dave & Mark! | |
February 24 1838 - Battle of Fighting Island
On February 24, 1838, a group of Patriots began assembling on Fighting Island on the Canadian side of the Detroit River. Supplies were ferried over from Detroit and some 400 Patriots from Cleveland joined the Detroit area men. It was reported that the Patriots had only 50 muskets and one dismounted cannon among them on the island. General Brady ordered a line of red flags to be placed in the ice on the river marking the border. He deployed his men with orders to shoot any British soldiers passing the line. The British regulars, artillery and Canadian militia attacked at daybreak. The British force proceeded across the ice to capture the island but did not cross the border.
That's why you need a Canadian license to fish Fighting Island! Learn how to buy yours
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