Fished S.Manistique over the course of a dozen years on the annual family vaca. Haven`t been the last 3 years though. Good fishing lake for pike, wallys, bass, (sm and lm) perch and pannies. An occasional musky comes out of there too although I`ve never caught one. Most of the locals use leeches and slip bobbers for walleyes but I have always trolled for them along the 10 foot breakline near the weeds. I use hotntots, bombers and occasionally I`ll get one casting for pike using mepps. It`s a fairly shallow lake so you`ll have to be cautious till you hit the drop off. We love Curtis and it`s a great area for a fun family vacation. We stay right in downtown Curtis at the North Shore Resort and never have to even start the truck unless you go to the many surrounding attractions of which there are many. Within walking distance of downtown Curtis , which is ringed with cottages and resorts, there is baitshops, grocery store, trading post, boat/jetski/atv rentals, liquor store, 2 bars, 2 ice cream shops, gift shops and as Zib stated the best pizza in the world at the Pizza Stop. There are 2 additional restaurants as well. All this within walking distance. There are also many area attractions within a short drive such as Seney Wildlife Refuge, Taquamanon Falls, Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, Pictured Rocks, Big Spring, Gar Lynn Zoo and if it`s to your liking a Casino in Manistique. There is also a great Independence Day celebration in Curtis and they have a great fireworks display over the lake. Here is a link for the Curtis Chamber Of Commerce. It will have lots of info.
http://www.curtischamber.com/
If I can be of any help let me know however I`m leaving tommorow for my annual trip to the Gulf of Maine on a 3 day ocean fishing trip and won`t be back till saturday night. All this talk about Curtis makes me want to be there right now. Hey, Zib, meet ya at the Tally Ho.
