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Ryann of the Georgia Tech Swim Team shows off a new fishing rod and hat from BJ's.

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All information presented in these reports is provided by fishermen just like you, so help make these reports more current and accurate by letting us know your fishing news.  Come by the store or give us a call at 269-408-8398.

ABBREVIATIONS:  The only abbreviation that will be used here with any regularity is 'FOW' which, as you probably know, means 'Feet of Water'.

REMEMBER:  If the date on this report is a few days old it means we haven't heard anything since that time.  This is the latest word we have and would welcome your input with anything new.

ICE FISHING:  No new news, but better get it in while you can.  Gonna be in the 40s and 50s for the next few days, possibly with some rain.

LAKE MICHIGAN:  Almost ready.

ST. JOE PIERS:  Some news to report finally.  A few whitefish have been taken the last couple of days.  Browns have also been caught and coho aren't far behind.  Some guys are floating spawn, etc., on the river side for steelies.

ST. JOE RIVER:  We hear steelies are being taken, here and there, off and on, from the hospital to Pipestone Creek and up at the dam.  Pretty much the same report on walleye. (Walleye closes March 15) There were boats and shoreline fishermen at the dam, it was very popular today. 

GALIEN RIVER:  No news.

PAW PAW RIVER:  No news.

OTHER NEWS:  No news.

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BJ SPORTS is your local
JACKALL LURE DEALER

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FISHING GEAR

Rods * Reels * Live Bait * Frozen Baits * Lures * Nets * Bowfishing..

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and Corkys!!

.Don't forget to check out the local fishing information presented at the bottom of this page.

Here is a partial list of some of the baits, lures, and manufacturers you'll find at BJ's.  Below the list is a brief outline of some of our local fishing opportunities.  Feel free to email us with any questions about either.

  • Night Crawlers

  • Green Night Crawlers

  • Leaf Worms

  • Red Wigglers

  • Wax Worms

  • Fathead Minnows (small & large)

  • Golden Shiners (bass & pike)

  • Frozen Herring (salmon)

  • Frozen Shrimp, large (steelhead)

  • KO Wobblers

  • Little Cleos

  • Rapture Flies

  • Captain John King's Meat Rigs

  • Lucky Craft crank and jerk baits

  • Jackall Lures

  • Oslos

  • Arctic Spinners

  • Hot 'n' Tots

  • Wobble Glos

  • Li'l Corkys

  • Spin 'N' Glos

  • Rubber Worms

  • Crank Baits

  • Jerk Baits

  • Surface Lures

  • Spinners

  • Buzz Baits

  • Jigs

  • Live Bait Rigs

  • Fly Rods and Reels

  • Casting Reels

  • Spinning Reels

  • Rods from ultra-light to deep water

  • Nets for trout, bass, panfish

  • Fishing boat equipment

  • Trolling Gear

  • Planers

  • Dipsy and Slip Divers

  • General fishing supplies

  • Ice Fishing equipment

  • Ice Fishing lures

We carry reels by Okuma, Shimano, Mitchell, Daiwa, Quantum, Pflueger, Penn, Rhino, Abu Garcia, Eagle Claw, Zebco, Martin, and Scientific Angler as well as St. Croix, Okuma, Shakespeare, W.W. Grigg, Grizzly, and Eagle Claw rods.

All lures and equipment will be available both in-store and online.  However, live baits and other perishables will be available in-store only.

Come on into BJ's to pick up all your fishing needs including licenses, bait, and all manner of tackle.  An incomplete list of our inventory would include rods, reels, spoons, spinners, surface lures, rubber worms, flies, nets, and other accessories.  Live baits such as minnows, crawlers, leaf worms, and wax worms are standard fare, but we will also have frozen shrimp for the steelhead and perch runs as well as frozen herring for chinook.

RODS:  Spinning, Casting, Fly, Trolling, Downrigger
St. Croix, Okuma, W.W. Grigg, Grizzly, and more
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REELS:  Spin, Bait, Cast, Level-Wind, Fly, Ice
Okuma, Shimano, Mitchell, Daiwa, Quantum, Pflueger, Scientific Angler, Martin, Penn, Rhino, Abu Garcia, Eagle Claw, Zebco, and more

Southwestern Michigan is a fisherman's paradise.  The Port of St. Joseph on Lake Michigan, and the St. Joseph River itself, are known throughout the country as one of the top fishing destinations on the Great Lakes.  

Steelhead, brown and lake trout, chinook and coho salmon, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and smelt are all available at different times of the year.  And then there are the scores of local inland lakes where you can take musky, pike, walleye, largemouth bass, and all the panfish you can eat.

  

The sport of bowfishing has also been picking up steam.  We carry bows, arrows, retrievers, and other bowfishing gear.  The carp spawning season was very good in 2008 with the largest fish taken by bow locally weighing 71 lbs.

FOR THE KIDS:  If you have young anglers you'd like to introduce to Great Lakes fishing, you can take them to the St. Joe Piers to catch coho salmon or yellow perch.

  

 

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