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DID ANYONE GO FISHING THIS PAST WEEKEND?
I'm heading up north for a week, leaving Wednesday. Should I take the salmon gear or not? Usually I wait another few weeks, but with all that rain we got a week back, the rivers cooled off a little and some of the fish entered:
www.michigan.gov/dnr (fishing report)
Northwest Lower Peninsula
Petoskey - High winds caused lake temperatures to vary and as a result the salmon can be found in shallow waters. Boat anglers are using a wire dipsey, glow spoons, J-plugs and flies. Fish have been caught from 30 to 80 feet with more salmon up high and the lake trout at the temperature break.
Charlevoix - Pier anglers are starting to catch salmon as the fish are starting to stage near shore. Those fishing near the Cement Plant are starting to catch fish.
Lake Charlevoix - Smallmouth bass and perch are biting.
Thumb Lake (Lake Louise) - Few splake were caught over the last week. Boats continue to jig, troll or drift with minnows, crawlers or spawn, but catch rates were slow. Angling pressure for bass has been extremely heavy. Anglers are casting in 10 to 30 feet of water near structure with tubes, deep diving crankbaits and poppers. Some are targeting perch in the western basin. Keep moving to locate schools of fish in waters 5 to 10 feet deep. Panfish are hitting worms in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Platte River - The Lower Weir was put in place on August 15th and is currently being monitored. The Upper Platte Weir has been out since early July however the DNR is currently in the process of putting the boards back in. All the boards should be in place by the time this report comes out. No salmon were reported at the Upper Weir.
Frankfort - Good catches of chinook, coho and steelhead are coming from the Herring Hole all the way up into West Platte Bay. Fish are being caught in 50 to 120 feet of water in front of the piers and in the top 50 feet of waters 220 to 300 feet deep in front of Point Betsie. Anglers are using a variety of spoons and plugs along with white and blue or white and green flasher and fly combos. Pier anglers fishing with alewife caught a few salmon in the early morning and evening.
Betsie River - Anglers are reportedly catching salmon as far up as Homestead Dam.
Onekama - Boat anglers trolling straight out from the piers and up in the Barrel have caught a good mix of chinook and coho. The bite in the early morning and evening was best however fish have been caught in deeper waters during the day. Pier anglers caught a few fish when casting Cleo's.
Portage Lake - Those trolling or drifting in 35 to 40 feet of water are picking up good numbers of northern pike and a few small walleye. Some nice perch were caught near the mouth of the channel. Those casting off the piers and along the south shore have taken some nice catches of largemouth, smallmouth and rock bass.
Manistee - Pier anglers reported slow action due to warm waters. Only a couple chinook were caught were when using alewife for bait. The boats had to fish way out deep, but when they did they caught lots of chinook when trolling spoons, meat rigs, flies and J-plugs. Glows work early and late and green ladder backs during the day.
Manistee River - Rain and cooler temperatures have pushed the first wave of fish into the lower river.
Ludington - Pier anglers have caught some chinook in the early morning when using alewife for bait. The fish moved back out to deeper waters, so boat anglers moved back out to waters 80 to 120 feet deep. Chinook, coho and steelhead were caught when trolling flies and J-plugs.
Pere Marquette River - A few more fish have moved into the river system where those fishing are using spawn.
EDIT:
Just called Henry's landing (camp ground and fishing store)on Pere Marquette river in Scotville, Michigan (one city east of ludington) and he said the salmon are trickling in right now, and the big run has not occurred yet, but with the rain, it is expected SOON!
ROCK ON!
I'm heading up north for a week, leaving Wednesday. Should I take the salmon gear or not? Usually I wait another few weeks, but with all that rain we got a week back, the rivers cooled off a little and some of the fish entered:
www.michigan.gov/dnr (fishing report)
Northwest Lower Peninsula
Petoskey - High winds caused lake temperatures to vary and as a result the salmon can be found in shallow waters. Boat anglers are using a wire dipsey, glow spoons, J-plugs and flies. Fish have been caught from 30 to 80 feet with more salmon up high and the lake trout at the temperature break.
Charlevoix - Pier anglers are starting to catch salmon as the fish are starting to stage near shore. Those fishing near the Cement Plant are starting to catch fish.
Lake Charlevoix - Smallmouth bass and perch are biting.
Thumb Lake (Lake Louise) - Few splake were caught over the last week. Boats continue to jig, troll or drift with minnows, crawlers or spawn, but catch rates were slow. Angling pressure for bass has been extremely heavy. Anglers are casting in 10 to 30 feet of water near structure with tubes, deep diving crankbaits and poppers. Some are targeting perch in the western basin. Keep moving to locate schools of fish in waters 5 to 10 feet deep. Panfish are hitting worms in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Platte River - The Lower Weir was put in place on August 15th and is currently being monitored. The Upper Platte Weir has been out since early July however the DNR is currently in the process of putting the boards back in. All the boards should be in place by the time this report comes out. No salmon were reported at the Upper Weir.
Frankfort - Good catches of chinook, coho and steelhead are coming from the Herring Hole all the way up into West Platte Bay. Fish are being caught in 50 to 120 feet of water in front of the piers and in the top 50 feet of waters 220 to 300 feet deep in front of Point Betsie. Anglers are using a variety of spoons and plugs along with white and blue or white and green flasher and fly combos. Pier anglers fishing with alewife caught a few salmon in the early morning and evening.
Betsie River - Anglers are reportedly catching salmon as far up as Homestead Dam.
Onekama - Boat anglers trolling straight out from the piers and up in the Barrel have caught a good mix of chinook and coho. The bite in the early morning and evening was best however fish have been caught in deeper waters during the day. Pier anglers caught a few fish when casting Cleo's.
Portage Lake - Those trolling or drifting in 35 to 40 feet of water are picking up good numbers of northern pike and a few small walleye. Some nice perch were caught near the mouth of the channel. Those casting off the piers and along the south shore have taken some nice catches of largemouth, smallmouth and rock bass.
Manistee - Pier anglers reported slow action due to warm waters. Only a couple chinook were caught were when using alewife for bait. The boats had to fish way out deep, but when they did they caught lots of chinook when trolling spoons, meat rigs, flies and J-plugs. Glows work early and late and green ladder backs during the day.
Manistee River - Rain and cooler temperatures have pushed the first wave of fish into the lower river.
Ludington - Pier anglers have caught some chinook in the early morning when using alewife for bait. The fish moved back out to deeper waters, so boat anglers moved back out to waters 80 to 120 feet deep. Chinook, coho and steelhead were caught when trolling flies and J-plugs.
Pere Marquette River - A few more fish have moved into the river system where those fishing are using spawn.
EDIT:
Just called Henry's landing (camp ground and fishing store)on Pere Marquette river in Scotville, Michigan (one city east of ludington) and he said the salmon are trickling in right now, and the big run has not occurred yet, but with the rain, it is expected SOON!
ROCK ON!
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