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Old 10-18-2021, 06:35 PM
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Default Recommendation shore fishing sylvan or pigeon?
I wanted to use my one.man pontoon but the wind looks like it might be to strong.

Any shore fishing worth trying at either lake? I'm thinking the marina or pier at sylvan?

Never shored fished either...so any info would help...

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Old 10-18-2021, 07:46 PM
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Those area's aren't deep enough & no fish left in Sylvan Covid got them all.

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Old 10-18-2021, 08:16 PM
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Any recommendations zip?

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Old 10-18-2021, 09:40 PM
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Forecast here is for SE Wind gusting up to 60 Km/h for at least the next 2 days.

Stick to the Bow.

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Old 10-18-2021, 10:29 PM
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Shore fishing Pigeon is limited. Not sure about the regs now. Locals used to fish from shore at the Tide Creek tributary bridge on the west end near Fisher Home. Tide Creek might be permanently closed now. Fishing off of the long stone pier at Mameo beach used to be ok but they dismantled the stone pier and it is no more. Otherwise, a person would have to wade out a ways to start fishing at most places. Docks would be pulled already too. Shore fishing the shallows in spring and summer can be ok for spot and stalk perch if you can find them.

Not sure about shore fishing at Sylvan.
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Old 10-19-2021, 07:39 AM
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Sorry Red the perch are gone in pigeon. Not in fishable numbers anyways.
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Old 10-19-2021, 11:14 AM
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Shore fishing Pigeon is limited. Not sure about the regs now. Locals used to fish from shore at the Tide Creek tributary bridge on the west end near Fisher Home. Tide Creek might be permanently closed now. Fishing off of the long stone pier at Mameo beach used to be ok but they dismantled the stone pier and it is no more. Otherwise, a person would have to wade out a ways to start fishing at most places. Docks would be pulled already too. Shore fishing the shallows in spring and summer can be ok for spot and stalk perch if you can find them.

Not sure about shore fishing at Sylvan.
people have been fishing tide creek all year and catching fish.
white caps on the lake today, our shore line is getting pounded with big waves .
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Old 10-19-2021, 06:24 PM
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Sorry Red the perch are gone in pigeon. Not in fishable numbers anyways.
Not so sure the perch are totally gone. A person would have to go wade the north shoreline shallows in May and June. Then a person would know.
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Old 10-20-2021, 07:52 PM
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Not so sure the perch are totally gone. A person would have to go wade the north shoreline shallows in May and June. Then a person would know.
seen a nice sized perch ice fishing January 2021 in pigeon lake , there still is some spawners left .
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Old 10-20-2021, 08:31 PM
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Not so sure the perch are totally gone. A person would have to go wade the north shoreline shallows in May and June. Then a person would know.
It’s probably safe to say perch will never be completely wiped out, they just breed too prolifically, that being said as long as the walleye population is kept artificially high the pike and perch numbers will be dismal. Walleye are just too effective of a mid level predator that perch and juvenile pike have a low survival rate.
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