Captain Steve Hamilton of First Class Charters reports from Manistee.

Fishing continues to be good, from Manistee straight out and north to
Onekama.
Fishing tournaments all last week, lots of boats in Manistee and lots of
nice fish caught, Kings in the 17 lb. to over 20 lb. plus weight range.
125 to 145 feet of water and later even out to over 400 feet. Everything
working, downriggers, divers, copper and lead core. Fish are up a little
higher now.
Meat rigs and attractors still the ticket and the Ace hi green spatter and
ace hi double white glow with black latter back. We are using the herring
strips in the meat rigs now.
UV seems to be the ticket, the tape on the paddles and the UV tinsel in the
flys. If you have not tried KRW Witch Doctor, you should give it a try!

Captain Steve Hamilton of First Class Charters reports from Manistee.

Fishing in Manistee is great right now. Both evening and day time trips.
Going straight out and then to the 13’s-200 to 300 ft of water first thing
in the morning. Lots of nice catches with big Salmon!
Downriggers 65 to 75 ft down, lead core 10 to 18 colors and copper wire 250
to 300 ft.
Our best baits have been the meat rigs and atractors and the Moonshine lures
Yellow tail and Raz Carbon. Green/black glow spoons and the Silver Horde Ace
HI Green spackle.
Good Fishing!

Captain Bill Winowiecki of Watta Bite Charters reports from Glen Arbor:

The Salmon have arrived at the Mantiou Islands!!!!!!
Good catches of kings are being caught on both North and South Manitou.
The last couple of days it seems that anything you put in the water is
working. Orange crush spoons, glow spoons, and paddle fly
combinations are working well.

For those of you who don’t know, the Manitou Islands are the best kep
secret in Michigan. Very ligh boat trafffic, and a beautiful setting
around the Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore. Glen Arbor is the
closest port, to access South Manitou Island.

July and August are the best fishing months because the big kings are
gorging themselves on alewives to prepare for spawning.

Captain Bill Winowiecki
Watta Bite Charter Fishing
Glen Arbor Michigan
Port Captain Michigan Charter Boat

Captain Steve Hamilton of First Class Charters reports from Manistee.

Fishing has been very good-both day and evening trips. As of today the fish
have moved up some and we do not have to fish as deep. Going straight out of
Manistee and some boats going a little south and some going a short distance
north. Both areas are good fishing right now!
Water depth 75 to 200 feet. Lead core 10 colors and short copper wire. Down
riggers are 45 to 70 down. Moonshine lures worked good, Hot lips, Carbon 14
and Raz carbon. Lots of meat rigs, this has been the best, with attractors.
Large DW Paddles and spin doctors. Spin doctor: Froggie and Dk green and
Hootchies: white cruch pearl and black.
The DW Paddles are the UV with tape on white or black and White crush tape
on white or black. KRW flys are the Witch Doctor, UV. and Riverside and Aqua
Glod Glow. Also a silver streak spoon black with different colored spots.
Try the Walker deep divers in black or kelly green.
Good Fishing to you!

Captain Steve Hamilton of First Class Charters reports from Manistee.

Fishing improved today, 06/29/10. Rough seas but got some nice Salmon and
Lake Trout. The current was much better and we went straight out, a little
South in 100 to 200 ft. Our best lure today was the Moonshine Wonderbread.
Hopefully good weather this week end and no wind and lots of fish!

Captain Steve Hamilton of First Class Charters reports from Manistee.

Fishing is still decent, fished all last week and had some nice Kings, Lake
Trout and some Steelhead. Some boats are going South, all the way to the
point and others up North by Arcadia. We have fished both places and also
straight out in front of Manistee. Boats straight out are starting on the
shelf in about 65 ft. of water and out to over 300 ft.
Have had alot of current the last 2 days, hard to get a good troll.
Using Spin doctors and DW big paddles. KRW green glow flys and Auqa gold
glow and Riverside. Spoons are still the Yeck Double Mint, DW Super Slim:
Hello Darlin and Thriller. Also heard good reports of the modified Carmel
Dolphin, a Stinger Lure.
Also meat rigs have been the top bait.
Good Fishing!