Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

Fishing is on again at the point. It doesnt seem to matter what bait to use as long as its a meat rig. Meat rigs in just about any patterns are taking fish. 150, 250 and 300 cores and low wire divers from 80′back to 110′, and high wires from 120′ to 140′ are also producing. The secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. Some boats are doing very well out in the 5600s out to the 4400s. There is a mixed bag of Kings, cohos, steelhead and some lake trout out there. The pierheads are best from early morning to just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on meat rigs. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 5500#s in the 5400#s up to the 0450#s.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

Fishing is on again off again at the point. The good news is that after the AM bite just point the boat west and troll out to the 3800s out to the 5000s and the fish are there. There is a mixed bag of Kings, Cohos, Steelhead and an occasional Lake trout. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice early, then spoons spinnies and meat rigs after the morning bite. Plugs are starting to heat up. 100 and 150 cores and low wire divers from 70′back to 90′, and high wires from 120′ to 130′ are also producing. The secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. The pierheads are best from first light to dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on meat rigs. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 4900#s in the 5400#s up to the 0450#s.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Capt. Drew Morris, of Margie J Sport Fishing Charters out of Muskegon, reports:

Fishing out of Muskegon has been fantastic for the past several days and should continue. Some nice size 4 year olds being taken between the arms out to about 60 fow but the best fishing has been deeper. From 100 to 140 has been the best as of late with catch numbers in the high teens and low twenties not uncommon. We have also been doing well between 200 & 280 fow. We have been taking nice 8-10 pound kings with 20+ pounders mixed in along with some nice steelhead and cohos.

Despite being quite rough the last few days the key seems to be a fast troll with and against the wave action. Going with the waves has been a little better for us than against them. Speeds up to 3.5 mpg sog have been the most productive or 3.3 mph at the bait. When it’s rough and if you have trolling bags run them. They will keep your speed a little more consistent against and with the waves.

Spoons on riggers and copper have been the most productive. Spoons include Stinger Pox, Blue Bubble, Black Screw Ball, Steelie Stomper, Gin & Tonic, Trophy Winner, and Blue Monkey Puke w/ glow tape. Flashers include Stinger’s NBK flasher w/ green/glow Hypnotist Rapture Fly. We have been running it on both our high divers at 120 &140 back on 3 and have been hot. On the low divers run small white flashers w/ frosted fern trolling fly. We have also been taking our biggest kings on the 11 inch scallop white flasher with the Rapture Oceana Fly down 100-125 deep on our shoot rigger. It has taken several kings over 20 pounds.

The best depths have been 25-55 down. Run your core, copper, dipseys and riggers in that depth range with the exception of 125 shoot rigger and hang on for some excellent action.

Good Luck… Capt. Drew

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The fishing is as good as it has been all season long. The water has cooled down and the fish are in the skinny waters at the point. There are also good numbers of salmon at the pierheads, and in front of the Lincoln. The salmon are in Pere Marquette Lake and the Pere Marquette River. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies and Plugs a close second. 100 and 150 coppers and low wire divers from 40′ back to 60′ are also producing. 3 colors, 4 colors and the secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. The pierheads are best from first light to dark at night. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 4300#s in the 5400#s up to the 5800#s.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

Capt. Drew Morris, of Margie J Sport Fishing Charters out of Muskegon, reports:

The fishing has slowed a bit in Muskegon since Wednesday’s hard north winds but continues to be good. Most of the fish have been taken in 50-65 feet of water slightly north of the channel. Run your baits from 15-35 feet down with riggers, boards, and dipseys, all are productive. The best spoons have been Bloody Nose (Stingray size), Tequila Sun Rise, O.J. Stinger, Double Glow Moonshine, Blue Machine Stinger, and a modified Coyote (Stingray size). The best flashers have been Mountain Dew flasher/ slick tape and a Mountain Dew Hypnotist fly, emerald green flasher/cracked ice tape with a green Hypnotist fly, chrome/white flasher/cracked ice with a Frosted Fern fly, and the hottest has been a NBK Stinger flasher with a green Hypnotist fly. We had a monster king that headed for Milwaukee and never stopped and later it took a 22 pound king that did not get away.

Since the hard north blow Wednesday, there has been a strong current running NNW to SSE. Without our bags our south troll was 4.2 sog and on the north troll would slow down to 1.8 so watch your speed. Our best speed with bags has been 2.8 sog on the north troll and 3.3 on the south.

There is a lot of bait between the arms but only a few kings have found it. If we would have had more rain with the wind, we would have had a nice run of 4 year olds up the river. However, don’t be surprised if you see a bunch of boats trolling in the arms.

The lake should settle down and set up nicely for the weekend so expect great fishing. Make sure you check your gear. There are some big kings out there that you don’t want to get away due to a knick in your line.

Have fun and Take a Kid Fishing ….. Capt. Drew

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The fishing is still on the slow side with a few days of good catches. The weather is really raising havoc with the fishing lately. We got a North wind and it turned the water over on the point. The salmon are on again off again. The temperature at the point is 60 on the surface and 39 down 55ft. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 100 and 150 coppers and low wire divers from 60′ back to 90′ are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 60 ft out to the 3800 numbers. 5, 7, and 10 cores tipped with the standard steelie baits and Superslim Yellow Tails, Dolphins and Moonshine Carbon 14 on the riggers and divers are all working.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed