Northwest Lower Peninsula
Petoskey: Lake trout, salmon, steelhead and even a couple lake herring were caught. Not a lot of salmon but a few were caught 40 to 55 feet down from the breakwall to Bay Harbor. Lake trout were also caught including some as deep as 80 feet down. Water levels were up a bit in the Bear River and a couple smaller steelhead were caught on spawn bags and flies up near the dam. Smallmouth bass were caught at the mouth including a legal one here and there. Rock bass, catfish and drum were also caught on worms and leeches.
Charlevoix: Anglers were getting lake trout along with a few salmon and lake herring. The salmon were 40 feet down and the lakers were 80 to 90 feet down in 100 to 300 feet around the cement plant and south off North Point. Smallmouth action in the channel was hit-or-miss with a few keepers taken on real or artificial worms and leeches along the bottom.
- For a more accurate report on Lake Charlevoix I suggest reaching out to the people at Tom's Bait & Tackle. Phone: (231-536-3521)
Traverse City: Lake trout fishing in the East Bay was best when trolling along the west bank and down to the south bank. Those jigging did well around Deepwater Point, north of the M-37 launch, and off Old Mission. Trout were also caught when trolling or jigging out from Elk Rapids. Bass fishing was fair around Deepwater Point, north of Yuba and along the west side of the bay in 15 to 25 feet. Slow fishing in the Elk River but plenty of sub-legal bass were caught on crawlers and leeches. In the West Bay, lake trout were taken when trolling along the east side and south of Power Island or when jigging off Lee Point or south of the M-22 launch. Steelhead action on the Boardman River was very slow. Some small bass or rock bass were caught at the mouth when using worms.
Arcadia: Anglers are catching 1-2 fish per trip including a mix of Chinook, lake trout and the occasional steelhead 40 to 60 feet down in 100 to 120 feet. The water 40 to 50 feet down was 45 degrees so the fish were scattered. Use spoons, flies and meat rigs.
Onekama: The early morning bite in the “Barrel” has anglers reconsidering putting new line on their rods with several reports of large Chinook that are putting up a good fight. Most were taken 55 to 75 feet down on J-plugs or meat rigs and flies in the afternoon.
Portage Lake: Water temperatures are warm, so anglers were targeting 16 to 25 feet and picking up perch, bluegills, sunfish and rock bass. Bass anglers working the drops and structure caught some nice largemouth, but the number of smallmouth has not been as good as in the past. Use caution in the channel due to construction.
Manistee: Surface temperatures were 65 degrees. Chinook fishing has really started to heat up with some nice fish including a 31 and a 29-pounder taken recently. Most were caught 50 to 100 feet down in 130 to 250 feet. Steelhead and lake trout were also found, but most of the fish taken were Chinook. Spoons and meat rigs worked best. Those trolling spoons and J-plugs in the channel and around the piers also found some Chinook.
Ludington: Surface temperatures were up around 70 degrees and more salmon are being caught including one fish just over 34 pounds. Anglers are trolling spoons and meat rigs 30 to 70 feet down in 170 to 300 feet. A small number of steelhead and lake trout were also caught.
Pere Marquette Lake: Those trolling spoons and J-plugs have caught Chinook salmon here and in the channel.
Pentwater: Chinook were caught by those trolling 30 to 70 feet down in 60 to 130 feet in the early morning from the dunes down to Little Sable Point with glow or green and blue spoons and flies. Chinook and the occasional steelhead were caught later in the morning when trolling 40 to 80 feet down in 150 to 180 feet. Pier anglers caught smallmouth bass when drifting minnows or crawlers through the channel.
Anglers drifting crawlers, leeches or minnows through the channel caught good numbers of smallmouth bass in the morning. Those still-fishing with red worms from Longbridge Road caught sunfish, bullhead, and the odd smallmouth bass.
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