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Destination: Trophy Bronzebacks Of Elk Lake

By Don Wirth
BASSMASTER Magazine, November 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Elk Lake, one of the largest inland lakes in northern Michigan, is an overlooked gem for trophy smallmouth. Carved out by glaciers eons ago, Elk looks remarkably like a Norwegian fjord. Its superclear water and dearth of shallow wood or weed cover may cause it to appear sterile to Bassmasters used to fishing murky reservoirs, but don't be disheartened by its extreme transparency. Time your trip right and you're likely to get your string stretched by a trophy-class smallmouth. Dick Mericle of n ...

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