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

We did not fish out of Holland last week as we were in Marathon, Florida on vacation.

Fished off-shore Monday (6-20) trying to find the steelhead. Set up in 265 FOW, fished our way out to 350 FOW. The water looked very good. Lots of slicks, bugs and cottonwood fuzz. Water temperature went from 62 to 56. Surprisingly, the fish were scattered. Ended up going 8 for 12 with most fish taken on high dipsey’s & board lines in the top 10 feet on a variety of orange/gold spoons.

Reports from other boats fishing near-shore for salmon & lake trout have not been very good. Also, the perch have not come in yet. They still seem to be scattered in 55 to 75 FOW.

Apparently, all the recent east winds have scattered all the fish. Hopefully, the winds will switch back to the west soon and school the fish closer in. I can be contacted at cyndiesuecharters@comcast.net for more information or to inquire about reserving a fishing trip.

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

If you want to try for those Brown Trout, in close to shore is the best place to try. Work the 35 to 60 foot of water areas South of the harbor. Body baits and clean spoons will be the lures of choice, try the orange, yellow and green, and blue colors.

Lake Trout fishing is excellent straight out and North of the harbor. Try dodgers with spin and glows close to the bottom or clean spoons off the downriggers. Fish 55 foot down to the bottom for best results. Best colors are still white with pink dots, green with white, and yellow with orange dots. Start fishing in 65 feet of water and work your way out to the deeper water.

Steelhead fishing is good. Fish the color lines for best results. Try some 2, 5, 8 and 10 color lead lines on the Offshore Boards, bright colors of spoons regular and Magnum sizes have been working best.

Some salmon are still being taken mixed in with the Lake Trout straight out, and North of the harbor. Try fishing the clean spoons off the downriggers 25 to 50 feet down. Best colors have been the chrome purple, black glows, green, and silver colors Don’t forget to try some dodgers or flashers with flys off the dowriggers or dipsey divers as well. Start in 55 feet of water and work out till you find where they are setting.

Try for perch by the lighthouse or South by the cemetery using minnows in 30 to 40 feet of water. If the water is clear move deeper.

A few walleye are being taken North of the harbor working in close to shore, 30 to 65 feet of water. Clean small spoons or crawler harnesses should work.

Don’t forget, starting this Saturday June 25th we will be starting the Harbor Beach Light House Tours. These will be run every Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm, weather permitting from the Harbor Beach City Marina. Call 989-479-9707 or 810-542-0426 for more information. We welcome those 12 and over to come enjoy a wonderful tour of our great lakes lighthouse that will let you take a walk back in time. You will even see some of the original furniture used by the lighthouse keepers. So don’t forget your camera! The view from the top of the lighthouse is breath taking! Tennis shoes or soft soled shoes are recommended. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on site or in advance.

Keep those lines tight!

Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The Kings are from the three sisters to north of the point to the three bears. There are a lot of nets from the 5250 #s to the 5050 #s. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Green Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. Glo UV spinnies and Noseeum flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and PoleKats are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the 5 color or 10 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards.

Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

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

A few salmon continue to be taken mixed in with the Lake Trout straight out, and North of the harbor. Try fishing the clean spoons off the downriggers 25 to 50 feet down. Best colors have still been the purple, black glows, green, and silver colors Don’t forget to try some dodgers or flashers with flys off the dowriggers or dipsey divers as well. Start in 55 feet of water and work out till you find where they are setting.

Steelhead fishing is good. Fish the color lines for best results. Try some 2, 5, 8 and 10 color lead lines on the Offshore Boards, bright colors of spoons regular and Magnum sizes have been working best.

Lake Trout fishing is still very good straight out and North of the harbor. The clean spoons off the downriggers, and dodgers with spin and glows close to the bottom are still working well. Fish 45 foot down to the bottom for best results. Best colors have still been the white with pink dots, purple, green, and black. Start fishing in 65 feet of water and work your way out to the deeper water.

Best bet on trying for those Brown Trout is in close to shore working the 30 to 55 foot of water areas South of the harbor. Body baits and clean spoons will be the lures of choice, try the green, silver, and blue colors.

Try for the perch by the lighthouse or South by the cemetery using minnows in 25 to 35 feet of water. If the water is clear move deeper.

If you want to try for some walleye try North of the harbor working in close to shore, 30 to 60 feet of water. Clean small spoons or crawler harnesses should work.

Don’t forget, starting on June 25th we will be starting the Harbor Beach Light House Tours. These will be run every Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm, weather permitting from the Harbor Beach City Marina. Call 989-479-9707 or 810-542-0426 for more information. We welcome those 12 and over to come enjoy a wonderful tour of our great lakes lighthouse that will let you take a walk back in time. You will even see some of the original furniture used by the lighthouse keepers. So don’t forget your camera! The view from the top of the lighthouse is breath taking! Tennis shoes or soft soled shoes are recommended. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on site or in advance.

Keep those lines tight!

Capt Craig Kent From Killin Time Charters reports from Manistee:

A break showed up offshore a couple days ago and we were finally able to get out to it. The 35-37 line west held the temp break straight out and fishing was good for a mixed bag of Steelies, Kings and Lakers. These fish came primarily on 2, 3 and 5 color leadcore with free sliders and slide divers taking a coule of fish also. Best baits were regular sized Stingers in jawbreaker, mixed veggies, double orange crush gold blade and NBK. Bump your speed up to 3 or 3.5 for best results.

Captain Terry Walsh of Termar Charters reports from AuGres:

There has been a lot of wind for the past several days, but the walleye action continues to be excellent on Saginaw Bay when angers can get out. It looks like the summer bite is on, as most ports are reporting good catches. I talked with Doug down at Linwood Bait & Tackle, and he said there is no shortage of walleye. “Anglers are telling me it’s as good as four years ago,” he said, “but a lot of sorting is going on. A lot of undersized fish most days.” That seems to be the trend in the lower bay, as a number of anglers have told me the same thing–lots of fish, but keeping one for every five caught. This same thing happened a few years ago, and then the bay produced fantastic walleye fishing for several years in a row!

Further north at AuGres the walleye action is equally good, and the fish are definitely from an older year class, as there is very little sorting, maybe one going back for every five caught with most fish in the 18-21 inch range. The best fishing has been in 24-32 feet of water straight out of the AuGres Rivermouth and south to the Pinconning Bar area. The lower bay has been producing fine catches from just north of Linwood out to Buoys One and Two and the reef areas further to the east. A lot of fish are being caught around the sailboat buoys, but “10 go back for every legal fish caught”. Sunset Bay anglers also reported excellent catches in 10-11 feet of water.
Safety tip for the day: cell phones are a wonder device, BUT they don’t receive signals in every part of the bay! EVERY boat needs to be equipped with a reliable marine radio before leaving port.
Have a great time fishing!