Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

I have pulled my boat and am looking forward to deer hunting, ice fishing and spending time with my grandson.

I will not be putting a regular fishing report until next spring,usually in April. However if you are going to be fishing in the Ludington area give me an email and I will give you the best current information that I have. Thanks for your support this past season and I will see you next spring.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

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

We fished a couple of days this past week and because of the dirty water after the blow last week, we had to fish from 190 foot of water out to 230 foot of water. We found a slick where the blue water started and the chalky water ended and the salmon and steelhead were found just inside the slick in the chalky water. Regular sized stingers (orange crush, orange corey, craigs christmas, jawbreaker) were pulled on almost all the lines from 60 foot of copper to 200 foot of copper, dipsy divers at 60 foot and 130 foot out and downriggers at 30, 40 and 50 foot down. Nice fish with 2 and 3 year old salmon and steelhead from 6 to 12 pounds.

We will probably be pulling the boat next week, however if you need fishing information or information about a fishing charter, email me at captron@chartermichigan.com or call me toll free at 888-253-8372

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The north winds continue to blow, but when we can get out we are catching 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos. Fishing is best on the bank from the brinewell to the three bears in from 120′ out to 180′ of water. Best fishing is in the top 70 ft. 5 cores, 7 and 10 cores, 300 and 350 coppers are all producing. Meat rigs on the low wires is a good setup right now. The pierheads are very slow because most of the salmon have gone up the river to spawn, although there are steelhead showing up. Some boats are casting ping a tees at the mouth of the river and having some success. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin. 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

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:
Fishing is slowing down with all the North and Northeast winds of the past two weeks in Ludington right now. The offshore fishery from the 3800#s out to the 4600#s is productive right now. 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 100 ft. 5 cores, 7 and 10 cores, 300 and 350 coppers are all producing. Meat rigs on the low wires is a good setup right now. On the point it is warm water where the water temp is 63 on the surface and 59 degrees down 100 ft. The pierheads are slowing down because most of the salmon have gone up the river to spawn. PM lake is also slowing down. Some boats ar casting fire tigers at the mouth of the river and having some success. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin. It is best to fish the deep runs and the deeper holes. 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. Ron Westrate of First Call 2 Charters reports from Saugatuck:

Although we only fished a couple of times this week, the fishing was very good out in 140 foot of water with 15 to 20 fish per trip. In this deeper water you will find 3 and 2 year old chinook salmon, some 10 to 12 pound coho and an occasional lake trout and steelhead. We fished the downriggers at 80, 90 and 100 foot down with the dipsy divers at 100 ft. and 180 foot out and then 450 foot and 300 foot of copper if conditions allowed. Flashers and flies on all the lines with the best flashers being Stinger Echip green super frog, green glow/UV, mountain dew and green glow with any Rapture fly that was green or hypnotist with green beads.

We will be available for charters for the next couple weeks and then end the season. For charter reservations or fishing information email me at captron@chartermichigan

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

Limit or near limit catches on every trip but 1 last week. Lots of nice 3 year old kings with an occasional 4 year old king, lake trout and steelhead mixed in. Saturday was the only “off” day when I couldn’t get a good program together and we ended up 6 for 17. Mornings were much better than in the middle of the day. 120 to 150 feet was very good along with 200 to 250. Pretty much ran spoons all week. Green, blue, orange and red work well, but it changed every day. Downriggers worked best in the mornings, while divers and board lines did better in the middle of the day.

Even though we did not do any perch fishing last week, I did get reports of some boats getting a few in front of the piers about 1 mile out.

Excellent fishing for the smaller fish should continue right through October. I can be contacted at cyndiesuecharters@comcast.net or 616 450-4921 for more information or to inquire about reserving a fishing trip.