This week we will be at Leeper Park in South Bend, IN. (Map)

Directions: Leeper Park is located off of N Michigan St in down town South Bend just south of where N Michigan St. Crosses over the St. Joseph River.  Take N. Michigan St to Bartlett St. Turn east on Bartlett St and go to end. Parking is along the river.

I hope to see you there,

Todd

This week we will be a Cummins Park in Bristol In. to fish the St. Joseph River.  Parking is behind the museum in Bristol.

Directions: From the Indiana Toll Rd. Bristol Exit take State Road 15 south to State Road 120. Then west on State Road 120 to Cummins Park which is loacted behind the museum in down town Bristol.

I hope to see you there

Todd

Hey All,

Well, its about time! This week we will be fishing on the St. Joseph River for smallies. We will be meeting in Elkhart, In. at Beardsley Park which is located on the south east corner of the Main St. and Beardsley Ave. intersection  and will fish the Island Park area. Maybe afterwards, slipping over to Iechyd Da (Elkhart’s only brewery) for a pint or two

Hope You Can Make It!

Todd

Hey all,

I know we seem to have been spending most of our time on the Dowagiac Creek but it seems to be the best fishing right now. So, this week we are again 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

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 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

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

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

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