Wixom Preview

It's been two years since the club has visited Wixom but it has long been a favorite out-of-town destination for the SCMBCers and for good reason. The lake where the Tobacco and Tittabawassee rivers meet offers some terrific fishing at times and is a great stage for determining the AOY and Classic qualifiers as the season winds to a close.

Wixom is approx 1980 acres and is a river system located near in Gladwin county near Edenville. It has both largemouth and smallmouth swimming in it's waters and the water has a slight copper tint to it. There is every possible type of water available to fish from points and weedlines to rock and wood. The upper reaches of the rivers has quite a bit more color to it and contains much more wood and slop as opposed to the clearer water down by the dams.

As with most river systems, Wixom fish rely heavily on current and when water is moving the fishing can be downright awsome. "You can go anywhere when the current is moving and smoke em' but most of the time they stop pulling water on the weekends", says club member Scott Rice. "As the weekend progresses, the water slows down and rises, scattering the fish and making them much harder to pinpoint".

Patterns range widely from throwing tubes to some of the rocky areas for smallies, finessing the weed flats with senkos or targeting the murkier upriver wood for bigger fish. Most of these tactics will work earlier in the weekend but as the water slows, adjustments will have to be made. Add to the equation the colder temps with rain also in the forecast and the club anglers will have a lot to digest. Most of the bigger weights will come on Saturday and it will probably take from 11-13 pounds to win usually with 9 or 10 pounds winning on Sunday.

Most of the club members will be camping near Edenville and there will be a club cookout following Saturdays weigh-in. It is always an intriguing event and and one we hope will have a big turnout. And with all the variables this weekend the folks who make the biggest adjustments will do well. I will not be attending the event myself due to family obligations (aren't there always obligations?) but will hopefully have all the results posted by Monday.