Capt. Ken Deaton of J-Lyn Charters reports from Harbor Beach:

The fish will be shying away from the boat with the water as clear as it is right now so be sure to run your lines back a ways to get the best bite.
Lake Trout fishing is still fair to good. Try straight out, and North of the harbor in 60 to 120 feet of water, using the dodgers with spin and glows close to the bottom. Try clean spoons off the downriggers, fishing 50 feet down to the bottom for best results. Green, Blue, Black and Silver colors should work for you.
A few Salmon are still being taken in the 50 to 80 feet of water areas. Try straight out, South and North of the harbor. Working deeper as the sun comes up, using clean spoons off the 2, 5, and 10 color lead lines. Clean spoons and body baits off the dipseys, and downriggers are still working, fish the top 25 to 50 feet of water using blue, green and black colors.
Steelhead fishing is fair with some being taken in the top 20 to 40 feet of water. Try straight out or North of the harbor, fish the color lines for best results. Be there early for a good bite. Put out some long lines on the boards, bright colors of spoons, small, and regular sizes for best results. Start in 40 feet of water and work out as the sun comes up. Fish from 20 to 60 feet down in 50 to 120 feet of water.
Brown Trout fishing is fair, working the 30 to 50 foot of water areas. Use bright colored spoons 7 to 9 feet down back 100 feet, working up and down the shore.
Walleye fishing is slow, try North and South of the harbor working in the 20 to 40 feet of water areas. They are still scattered so keep looking. Clean small spoons, hot n tots, and crawler harnesses will be your best chance.
Try for perch inside the harbor along the channel or South by the cemetery using minnows.
Keep those lines tight

Capt. Ken Deaton of J-Lyn Charters reports from Harbor Beach:

Lake Trout fishing is fair. Try straight out, and North of the harbor in 60 to 100 feet of water, using the dodgers with spin and glows or flys close to the bottom. Try clean spoons off the downriggers, fishing 50 feet down to the bottom for best results.
Salmon are still being taken in the shallower water of 20 to 40 feet. Try straight out, South and North of the harbor. Working deeper as the sun comes up, using clean spoons off the lead lines, dipseys, and downriggers, fish the top 25 to 35 feet of water using bright colors for best results.
Brown Trout fishing is good, working the same areas. Use bright colored spoons 7 to 9 feet down back 100 feet, working up and down the shore.
Steelhead fishing is fair with some being taken in the top 20 feet of water. Try straight out or North of the harbor, fish the color lines for best results. Be there early for a good bite. Put out some long lines on the boards, bright colors of spoons, small, and regular sizes for best results. Start in 40 feet of water and work out as the sun comes up. Fish from 20 to 60 feet down.
Walleye fishing is slow, try North and South of the harbor working in the 20 to 40 feet of water areas. They will be scattered so keep looking. Clean small spoons, hot n tots, and crawler harnesses will be your best chance.
Try for perch inside the harbor along the channel or South by the cemetery using minnows.

Capt. Ken Deaton of J-Lyn Charters reports from Harbor Beach:

Salmon are still being taken in the shallower water 15 to 35 feet. Try straight out, South and North of the harbor. Working deeper as the sun comes up, using clean spoons off the lead lines, dipseys, and downriggers, fish the top 25 foot of water using bright colors for best results.
Brown Trout fishing is good, working the same areas. Use bright colored spoons 7 to 9 feet down back 100 feet, working up and down the shore.
Lake Trout fishing is slow to fair. Try straight out, and North of the harbor in 60 to 100 feet of water, using the dodgers with spin and glows or flys close to the bottom. Try clean spoons off the downriggers, fishing 50 feet down to the bottom for best results.
Steelhead fishing is fair with some being taken in the top 20 feet of water. Try straight out or North of the harbor, fish the color lines for best results. Be there early for a good bite. Put out some long lines on the boards, bright colors of spoons, small, and regular sizes for best results. Start in 50 feet of water and work out as the sun comes up. Fish from 20 to 60 feet down.
Walleye fishing is slow, try North and South of the harbor working in the 20 to 40 feet of water areas. They will be scattered so keep looking. Clean small spoons, hot n tots, and crawler harnesses will be your best chance.
Try for perch inside the harbor along the channel or South by the cemetery using minnows.
Keep those lines tight!

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The brown fishing has slowed down because of all the winds of the past week. But we are still catching Lake Trout in from 8 to 20 ft on SS brown gobies and Pearl Bombers.
We were only ably to fish the point 1 day. Our best was 120′ to 160′ down on the riggers with Moo Moo teasers. Low wire divers at 185′ and 220′ took fish. A 400 copper with a DW mag blue Dolphin also took two hits.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:
The fishing has slowed down because of all the North winds of the past week. Also, I drew the first season and was turkey hunting for the first three days. Called in a beautiful gobbler, 24 lbs, 10″ beard and 1″ spurs.
It has been hard to get out and the water temp has fallen with the north winds. The lake has gone from 50 degrees to the low 40s. We went out Thurs AM until the wind forced us off. We took a Brown in front of the Lincoln on a Storm nat. perch. Took a Laker at the first curve on a black and gold Rapala. Pulled and ran to the bath house in 160′ of water and set up. Took 2 kings 160′ down on a blue paddle with blue bubble fly, took 1 king on a 350 copper with a blue dolphin. Took 1 King on a 400 copper tipped with a blue jackel moonshine and then it got very rough and windy.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Capt. Russ Clark of Sea Hawk Charters reports from St. Joseph:

Fishing has been excellent out of St. Joseph, MI. We’ve had limit catches daily being mostly KIng Salmon with a few Coho, Steelhead, and Lake Trout mixed in. The fishing has been best between 80′ and 160′ feet of water. The fish have been coming between 30′ and 120′ feet down. The best have been spoons such as Silver Streaks in Green Dolphin, Blue Dolphin, Lemon Ice, Yellow Natural born Killer, and Purple Smurf. Stingers have been working well also in similiar colors. Five, eight, and ten color lead core has been working we good, as well as 300′ copper off the Church Walleye boards. Dipsy divers back 80′ to 200′ with spoon or Spin Doctors has been very good as well.. Fishing north or south has both been good out of the port.

Good fishing, Capt. Russ