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Smallmouth outing

It seems the weather is not going to cooperate with us for a Smallmouth Outing this coming weekend. The St. Joseph River is high and very dirty and even more rains scheduled for this week. We hate to do it but we are going to reschedule the Smallmouth Outing for a later date. At this point we are not sure when that will be but will keep everyone posted when conditions improve.

In the mean time we can still do some fishing! Todd Ezzell has secured permission to hold a get together at Dick Hall’s cabin on Dowagiac Creek in Cassopolis, MI. Todd has been fishing in that area recently and even though the water is a little high it is still fishing well and easily accessible. If you have never been up to fish Dowagiac Creek, this is a great opportunity for you to check it out with someone who has been there a time or two (or 20). So the plan is we get together on Sunday, July 19th later in the afternoon for a cookout and fish late afternoon-early evening. That way everyone can fish and still get home at a reasonable hour. Todd will arrive around 4:00 to get things set up with the plans of having a cookout at 6:00. The club will provide food, pop and water. Please feel free to BYOB. You should also bring a chair or something to sit on. Dick’s place is very nice, but seating is in short supply.

Again, we are sorry to have to postpone the Smallmouth Outing but we think this could be a fun alternative.

Directions:
From down town Cassopolis take M60 east one block to O’Keefe Rd. Take O’Keefe Rd north 4 miles to Kelsey Lake Rd. Turn right (east) on Kelsey Lake Rd and take it one mile to Griffis Rd.  Turn left (north)on Griffis Rd and take it 1.5 miles to where It crosses over the Dowagiac Creek. Dick Hall’s cabin is on the east side of Griffis Rd and the north side of the Dowagiac Creek. Parking will be along the side of the Griffis Rd. (map)

We hope to see you there.

Wednesday Night Fishing-July 15th, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Wednesday Night Fishing this week will be at Dodd Park in Dowagiac, MI. Dodd Park in Dowagiac MI (map). at 6:00 P.M. to ?

Directions:

From Niles, MI. take M-51 north to Kinzie St. Left (East) on Kinzie to Creek Rd. Right (North) on Creek Rd. to  Dodd Park.

From the Edwardsburg, MI. take Dailey Rd. North to White St. Left (East) on White St. to Anderson Rd. Left (South) on Anderson Rd to White St. Right (East) on White St to M-51. Left (South) on M-51 to Kinzie St. Right(East) on Kinzie St to Creek Rd. Right (North) on Creek Rd to Dodd Park.

I hope to see you there,

Thanks, Todd Ezzell

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing- July 8th, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Hey All,

I am wanting to go to Bill Westrate’s property on the Dowagiac Creek. We have not yet fished there this year

This weeks Wednesday Night Fishing will be a Bill Westrate’s property on Dowagiac Creek from 6:00 P.M. to ? Bill Westrate’s address is 21406 McKinzie St, Cassopolis, MI. (map)

Directions: From downtown Cassopolis, MI. take M-60 East to Decatur Rd. Turn left (north) on Decatur Rd and take to McKinzie Rd. Turn Left (West) on McKinzie Rd. Take McKinzie approximately 1/2 mile to where it crosses the Dowagiac Creek. Parking is on the west side of the creek and on the north side of the road.

I Hope To See You There!

Todd Ezzell

Wednesday Night Fishing- July 1st, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Hey All,

I know that some of you have been wanting to go back to Dodd Park for Wednesday Night Fishing and I agree that would be a great place to go, however, I feel that with all of the rain that we have had lately Dodd Park may not be in good shape right now. We did fish there several weeks ago and the water was high, stained, and the fishing was not so good. With the amount of rain that we have had recently, I think that river would be in similar shape. I propose that we stick to the smaller creeks, for now, until the rivers have had a chance to clear up a little. We have not yet been to Cobus Park this year and I am thinking we should give it a try. So, for this week’s Wednesday Night Fishing we will be fishing Cobus Creek at Cobus Park @ 6:00 pm to? Cobus Park is located on County Road 8 just east of Ash Rd (Elkhart- St. Joseph County Line) in Elkhart.

From South Bend/Mishawaka take Cleveland Rd. east to Ash Rd. Turn right (south) on Ash Rd to County Road 8. Turn left (east) on County Road 8 to Cobus Park.

I hope to see you there!

Todd

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing-June 24th @ 6:00 pm

Hey all,

This week we are going to fish on the Dowagiac Creek at Griffis Rd.  in Cassopolis, MI.

Directions can be a little tricky as I do not have an address for you to plug into a GPS. So, here are the “old school” directions from downtown Cassopolis, MI. go one block east on M-60 to Okeefe Rd then north 4 miles to Kelsey Lake Rd. Turn right (east) on Kelsey Lake Rd and take it 1 mile to Griffis Rd. Turn left (north) on Griffis Rd and go 1.5 miles to where Griffis Rd crosses over the Dowagiac Creek. Park along the side of the road.

 

I hope to see you there!

Todd

 

Wednesday Night Fishing-June 17th, 2015 @ 6:00

Hey All,

This week we will be fishing on the Little Elkhart River in Middlebury, IN. at Riverbend Park from 6:00 to ?.

Direction: from the Indiana Toll Road- Middlebury exit (State Road 13) take State Road 13 south to Middlebury. Once in Middlebury turn east on Warren St. and follow to where Warren St. crosses over the Little Elkhart River. After crossing over the river, Riverbend Park will be on the south side of Warren St. on the East side of the Little Elkhart River.

I hope to see you there,

Todd

Wednesday Night Fishing- June 10th, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Hey All,

This week we will be beautiful Buchanan, MI. to fish on the McCoy Creek.  There is a parking lot and trail to the creek on Woodside Drive west of Schirmer Parkway just north of E. Front Street (aka Niles Buchanan Road). The trail down to the river runs parallel to a little tributary creek.  Like the Brandywine it has lots of small pools and tight fishing.

I hope to see you there!

Todd