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

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

With the storms and cold front that just went through the fishing will be on the slow side for a couple of days but here is what was happening just before they came.
Steelhead were being taken out on the color lines in 120 to 160 feet of water, don’t forget to try the new Offshore Tadpoles on with your monofilament lines to get them down deeper when using your Offshore Boards. Use the bright colors for best results
Lake Trout fishing was starting to pick back up again, try out in 70 to 120 feet of water on the Dodgers and Spin and glows, and medium and large size spoons off the downriggers. Try green with white, purple and green, and glow colors. Try fishing straight out, and North of the harbor.
Walleye fishing was picking up with some limits being taken North of the harbor with crawler harnesses, small spoons and small body baits. Try Gold and green and white colors. You might try off the North wall early morning and late evenings casting body baits or small spoons. I would suggest using spoons and body baits trolled fast to cover more ground till you find where they are setting after these storms.
Perch fishing is slow, you might try South of the harbor by the cemetery in 25 to 50 feet of water with minnows.
Bass and Pike are still being taken inside the harbor and close to shore casting small body baits and spoons.

Captain Ron Beyer reports from Harrisville:

The fishing around Harrisville has fair to good, start fishing in 75 ft out to 140 ft most of the fish are coming between75 ft and 40 ft orange and black are working well. Some are doing well blue and green all fish taken have been on spoons running clean, this year we are catching some Atlantic Salmon and Chinook are on the rebound. Lake are being caught at all depths Pinks also are near the surface.
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Captain Ed Stowe of Stowaway Charters reports from Ludington:

The fish are on the bank from the 00’s to the 0800’s. 80′ to 110′ to start out and then out to 140′ to 200′ as the day progresses. Moonshine and spindoctors early and then switch to meat after the morning bite. My best lately has been white spindoctor with a pickeled sunshine 100′ down on the shute rigger, DODEKAY 80 down on the outdown. I have been running meat on the wire divers starting at 125 on one and 150 on the other. Green splatterplugs and Grey Ghost on the 300 copper and on the full cores have been taking fish. There are also some Coho and steelhead straight out from 70′ to 125′. Good Luck to all in the tournament Good Fishin…..Capt Ed

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!

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

Fishing is very good here in Grand Haven right now.

We are fishing from 105 ft. out 115 ft. of water.
We are fishing from 60 ft. down to 95 ft.

We are getting excellent catches of Kings up to 20 lbs. and a few lake trout.

I’ve been using assorted spinnies and flies: Chrome/blue spinnies and also Chrome/green spinnies.
Also, assorted spoons – again blues and greens seem to be the best for us.

We are using 225, 300, and 450 coppers and 10 and 15 color lead cores.

Summer is definitely here and so are the fish! Come on out and take a look for yourselves.