Capt. Dan Tebo of D’Ann Marie Charters reports from Grand Haven:

Fishing continued to be excellent this past week and into the weekend. Of course, this weekend, we had to deal with the fog and that makes it a little more intense as we try to land fish and keep an eye on the radar, as well. Thank goodness we have our mates to help out.

We are fishing from 110 ft. of water out to 210 ft. We are fishing the top 50 ft. of water.

We are using a large variety of spoons, some of which are: Blue Dolphin, Green Dolphin, Mixed Veggie, and Icicle.

We also are using some spinnie/fly combos, but mainly spoons.We are catching a mixed bag of 1, 2, & 3 year old Salmon and some Steelhead added in.

With rough waters today and the colder temps. in the forcast for the next few days, we will undoubtedly be fishing differently. We hope the weather settles down for our Slammin’ Salmon Derby this coming Saturday.

Captain John Giszczak of Stray Cat Charters reports from Luna Pier:

Perch fishing has been off the hook the last couple of weeks. There has not been a place on the lake we have not caught perch.
Along the Raisin River buoys, Stoney Point in 20 feet of water, Sputnik and the Platform have produced coolers full. Don’t be afraid to stop short in shallow water in front of where you launch. I caught a cooler full at W buoy in front of Toledo Beach in 13 feet of water. Start shallow and work your way out. If your not getting them right away move, sometimes only 500 yards will do the trick. Emerald shiners seem to be the preferred live bait.
The ODNR has been checking every boat they come across. Make sure you have a valid Ohio license if you venture over the boarder and don’t be tempted to take more than you limit. The fines can be up to $250.00 and $20.00 per perch over your limit of 30.

Quit Wish-In Go Fish-In
Captain John
Stray Cat Charter Fishing LLC
734-787-0030
http://www.walleyefishingmichigan.com

Capt. Ron Westrate of First Call 2 Charters reports from Saugatuck:

The water temperature dropped into the mid 40’s this week and the salmon
moved into the shallow water at the piers and fishing was excellent. Big
chinook salmon and large coho produced some limit and near limit catches
with some lake trout and steelhead mixed in. By Saturday the word had
gotten out and combat fishing took place in front the Saugatuck piers.
By noon on Saturday the fog moved in and we noticed a increase in the
water temperature from 46 degrees to 50 degrees and by Sunday morning
the water temperature was 67 degrees and the fishing slowed. There were
still some salmon in front the piers, however they were not as active in
the warmer water and we moved out to 200 foot and caught some 2 and 3
year old salmon and steelhead.

The most productive lures were the Ace Hi plugs in pearl/black dot and
silver/red head pulled on downriggers, dipsy divers and 2 and 3 color
lead core. We also ran some Hot n Tots on flat lines (gold and white
black dot), however the Ace Hi plugs out performed any other lure.
Sunday we found the cold water in 200 foot of water and used small
stingers (blue green dolphin, green dolphin and orange crush) on 50 foot
of copper and 5 color lead core. On the dipsy divers the best lure was
the blue mixed veggie Stingray which was hit multiple times. A couple of
hits on the downriggers at 40 and 50 foot down with small stingers
(orange corey and mixed veggie) on the add-a-lines.

With a south wind and current for the next few days, I think that the
shallow water will continue to warm and other than early morning and
late evening, the most productive fishing will be off shore. For charter
information or for fishing information, email me at
captron@chartermichigan.com.

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

Lake Trout fishing is slow to fair. Try straight out, and North of the harbor using the dodgers with spin and glows or flys close to the bottom or 120 feet down in the deeper areas. Try clean spoons off the downriggers. Fishing 50 feet down to 120 feet for best results. It will take a few days for them to start feeding with all of the rough water we have had and are going to be getting.

Steelhead fishing has slowed with the fronts and rough water. When it calms down 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 70 feet of water and work out to as far as 160 to 200 feet of water as the sun comes up. Fish from 20 to 60 feet down.

A few Salmon are still being taken but it is on the slow side. Try straight out, South and North of the harbor fishing the 70 to 190 foot of water areas. Working deeper as the sun comes up, using clean spoons off the lead lines, dipseys, and downriggers, fish the top 50 to 80 feet of water using bright colors for best results.

Walleye fishing is still very slow, try North of the harbor and North of Port Hope working in the 40 to 90 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!
Captains Ken & Janice Deaton
J-Lyn Charters
Harbor Beach MI
www.jlyncharters.com

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

Fishing is good in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. The offshore fishery from the 3500#s out to the 4500#s is very productive right now. 2 and 3 year old kings, Steelhead and cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 40 ft. 3 cores, 4 cores and 5 cores are all producing. On the point it is ice water where the water temp is 50 on the surface and 40 degrees down 50 ft. The pierheads are best from early morning and then again just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on J-plugs, especially in the back half. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin, with a lot of fish at Scottville. Best times to fish the river are early AM and just before dark at night. Flatfish, Ping a Ts, and Storm Fire Tigers are top producers in the river.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Capt. Dave Myers of Cyndie Sue Charters reports from Holland:

Another excellent week of fishing. Bites ranged from 17-37 with 13-24 fish caught per trip. Not as many 4-year old kings (12-23lbs.) available towards the end of the week, but still a very nice mix of 3-year old kings (8-12 lbs.), coho (7-11lbs.), steelhead (7-15lbs.) & lake trout (7-10lbs.). Best depths were 80 to 160 FOW at first light, then 170 to 250 later in the day. Some days we were only able to run 6-8 rods due to the rough waves. Still, many doubles & triples kept us pretty busy. Once again, baits didn’t seem to matter as almost anything put out caught fish. Small green, white, & mountain dew/white glow Spin Doctors with a green glow fly continued to work best in the morning, while a variety of Moonshine & Stinger Stingrays spoons did well any time of the day. Most productive morning setups were downriggers set at 50’, 75’ & 90’ and divers set at 1 1/2, back 80’-140.’ Spoons on full copper & lead core did best later in the deep water. Also, 5 color lead core set at 30’ & 40’ on the downriggers in the middle of the day did very well. Fixed sliders set 10’ above the main line worked well in the morning, while free sliders did better later in the day.

Still no good news on the perch fishing. I can be contacted at cyndiesuecharters@comcast.net or 616 450-4921 for more information or to inquire about reserving a fishing trip.