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    Quote Originally Posted by 91trunk View Post
    I've been off the Piers, but never in the river.
    Have never done that before either...
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    ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!

    heading up this weekend. (and maybe to the dunes)
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    I'm going up Sunday the 25th for a few days.
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    DNR:

    Great Lakes temperature map

    As salmon action increases in the river systems; anglers are reminded that snagging in Michigan waters is unlawful, contrary to websites and rumors that say the law has changed.

    Southeast Lower Peninsula

    Lake Erie: Is producing perch in 23 to 25 feet of water about a mile out from the River Raisin Buoys and north to Stony Point.

    Detroit River: A few perch are still being caught by those willing to put in the time. Try the waters around Celeron or Sugar Island.

    Lexington: Has brown trout coming into the harbor. Pier anglers caught a few nice bluegill and crappie.

    Port Sanilac: Brown trout coming into the harbor were hitting on small spoons. Salmon and perch anglers were marking a lot of fish but could not get them to bite.

    Harbor Beach: Fishing has come to a stand still with the windy conditions. Anglers might want to try fishing inside the harbor while trolling or casting spoons, body baits or J-plugs along the channel. Some brown trout were caught inside the harbor so there are fish in there. Perch anglers fishing along the channel will want to try minnows or crawlers.

    Port Austin: Had a few limit catches of lake trout taken near the bottom in 140 feet of water. A few chinook salmon were also caught.

    Saginaw Bay: Is stirred up and murky as a result of all the wind. Catch rates were hit-or-miss but some perch were taken at Buoys 1 through 4, the Spark Plug, Buoy 17, Sailboat Buoy H, the Black Hole and off Linwood. Anglers should note that all these areas are either in the middle of the bay or on west side. Boats coming out of Quanicassee and Sebewaing are crossing the bay and heading to those same areas.

    Southwest Lower Peninsula

    St. Joseph: Salmon fishing was spotty with fish found in waters 80 to 140 feet deep. Fishing is good one day and bad the next. Water temperatures are warm so pier fishing is slow. Perch fishing is also slow.

    St. Joseph River: Look for more salmon and steelhead to move in as the waters cool. The river is still good for bass and catfish.

    South Haven: Is producing a few perch, try 50 feet of water. Salmon fishing was good in 100 feet of water. Pier anglers caught a few fish on spoons.

    Grand Haven: Salmon anglers are fishing between the channel and 300 feet of water. Those fishing just off the piers and the channel did best with white and chrome J-plugs with a red head. For those that want to avoid the crowds, try 40 to 50 feet down in 130 to 300 feet of water however deep water fishing is getting harder as the fish are on the move. Spoons and spin/fly combos are working, try yellow, green or blue. Pier anglers using alewife caught coho and a few chinook salmon. There is a lot of baitfish in the channel and around the piers. Some perch were caught in the 60 foot hole off the State Park.

    Grand River at Grand Rapids: Is producing chinook and steelhead up near the Sixth Street Dam. Try spinners, spawn or crawlers. Rain and cooler temperatures is needed to bring more fish in.

    Grand River at Lansing: Is still good for catfish near the dams. Try stink baits, cut bait or crawlers. Anglers might find a few walleye in the deeper holes.

    Muskegon: Salmon anglers are fishing from the channel to 300 foot of water. Best action was 50 feet down in 90 to 180 feet. Those fishing deep are using spoons and spin/fly combos in green, blue and yellow. J-plugs are working in the channel.

    Muskegon River: Is producing some early salmon however anglers are still waiting for the main run.

    Northeast Lower Peninsula

    Rogers City: Is producing a mixed bag of chinook, coho, steelhead, brown trout and even some walleye for those fishing south towards Swan Bay, Adams Point and Calcite. Try halfway down in 35 to 80 feet of water with spoons, plugs and attractors with squid, cut bait or flies. Fish early before the sun comes up or just before it gets dark. Hot colors were green, blue, silver, orange, black or white. Forty Mile Point also had salmon.

    Presque Isle: Catch rates here were slower but anglers were still getting chinook and lake trout along with the occasional walleye and steelhead. The better fishing was north between the two lighthouses. Try halfway down in 50 to 90 feet of water or look for the thermocline.

    Rockport: A few walleye were caught on crawler harnesses. For lake trout try 40 to 50 feet down in 100 feet of water. A couple chinook were also caught.

    Alpena: Angler activity in Thunder Bay was light. Lake trout have been caught past the 9 Mile Can.

    Thunder Bay River: Anglers are salmon fishing up near the Ninth Street Dam. The fish are there but getting them to bite has been a challenge. A couple smallmouth bass were caught on tube baits, spinners and crawlers.

    Harrisville: Salmon are starting to come into the area. High winds have kept anglers off the lake. Boats trolling in 40 to 60 feet of water straight out from the harbor have caught a few fish on little Cleo's and wobblers. Hot colors are green and silver or blue and silver. Lake trout were just off the bottom in 100 to 130 feet of water.

    Oscoda: There have been a few walleye caught off the pier and just outside the mouth of the river by those trolling harnesses with crawlers and leeches. Pier anglers casting spoons in the early morning have caught a few salmon. Hot colors were green, blue and silver or anything with white.

    Au Sable River: Water temperatures are still very warm so fish are slowly making their way into the river. Chinook were caught early in the morning and later in the evening. Fish can be found upstream in the holes however those fish have been there for a while so they are in bad shape.

    Tawas: Pier anglers fishing off the very end in the early morning have caught some perch however they are sorting out a lot of small ones. Only a few boats have been able to get out and they caught some perch off Jerry's Marina in 15 to 25 feet of water. The odd pike and bass were also caught.

    Au Gres: Perch anglers are doing well on the right day in 40 to 50 feet of water out near the shipping channel between Pointe Au Gres and Point Lookout. Many are throw backs but the keepers were running 7 to 10 inches. Bass fishing is good.

    Northwest Lower Peninsula

    Traverse City: The East Bay had good lake trout action for those jigging Swedish pimples. Salmon fishing was slow with only a few fish taken near Elk Rapids and the launch at M-37. In the West Bay, salmon have been caught off the mouth of the Boardman River when using spoons or plugs. Green and blue were the hot colors.

    Frankfort: Is still producing several chinook salmon off the breakwall, the old car ferry landing, or in Betsie Bay. A large number of coho were caught in the same areas when trolling, drifting or jigging. Baitfish are in the bay.

    Betsie River: Is still producing salmon.

    Onekama: North winds blew cooler water into the area so those trolling caught fish 22 to 35 feet down in 190 to 250 feet of water.

    Manistee: Chinook were caught in the harbor and the channel when using glow plugs. Boat anglers are doing very well for trout and salmon when trolling orange or green spoons in the top 80 feet of water. Pier anglers using glow spoons have caught salmon.

    Manistee River: Is still producing salmon. Anglers are reminded that the Little Manistee River is closed to fishing from the weir downstream to Manistee Lake.

    Ludington: A few salmon have been caught in and around the harbor on plugs. Those trolling out deeper caught fish on spoons. Pier anglers are catching a few chinook and yellow perch.

    Pere Marquette River: Continues to produce salmon.

    Upper Peninsula

    Keweenaw Bay: Catch rates were starting to pick up with lake trout caught in 270 feet of water. A few chinook were caught on orange spoons and green flies in the early morning. In Traverse Bay, chinook and coho were caught when trolling in 40 to 50 feet of water off Buffalo Reef or 60 to 140 feet of water off Five and Seven Mile Reefs. Those trolling spoons in 130 to 185 feet of water off Big Louie's and Gay Point caught fish but those jigging in 170 feet of water caught the bigger fish 10 pounds or more.

    Marquette: Surface water temperatures were in the upper 50's north of the White Rocks. Limits of lake trout were caught north of the White Rocks, around Granite Island, Little Presque Isle and along the Clay Banks. The fish averaged 3 and 4 pounds but a couple fish over 20 pounds were also caught within 10 feet of the bottom in 160 to 180 feet of water. Most were caught on spoons. Salmon fishing was slow with only a couple chinook and coho taken.

    Carp River: Anglers caught a few small menominee and coho when using crawlers.

    Menominee: Walleye were caught near Green Island when jigging minnows or trolling crawler harnesses and stick baits.

    Menominee River: Is still producing freshwater drum, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Perch were caught in the early morning when jigging with crawlers or minnows off the breakwall and the marina however most were small. Walleye fishing picked up however many were too small to keep. Anglers are trolling stick baits, rapalas and crawler harnesses over the deep holes in the early morning and evening. Those wading on both sides of the river with a big glob of crawlers have caught sturgeon. Anglers are reminded that sturgeon fishing is catch and release only from the Hattie Street Dam to the end of the breakwalls in Green Bay.

    Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers are anticipating the fall run and though they are marking and catching fish, they are still waiting for that big push. From the east bank "Narrows" south to the Escanaba River; fish were caught when trolling or drifting crawlers along the weeds in 10 to 20 feet of water but many were sub-legal. Portage Point was best when trolling or drifting crawlers 15 to 25 feet down along the break. Fair to good perch fishing in 10 to 25 feet of water at Kipling, along Gladstone Beach or the Escanaba docks in 25 feet of water. Anglers are catching a lot of freshwater drum this year. No salmon in the rivers yet.

    Big Bay De Noc: Most anglers are targeting smallmouth bass. Ogontz, Porcupine Point, Garden Bluff and Ansell's Point were all reporting fair to good catches when casting crank baits, tube baits or plastics in 6 to 15 feet of water. Some have switched to live bait such as minnows.

    Au Train: Lake trout anglers were averaging two to five fish per trip just east of Au Train Island and near the Wood Island Reef with spoons in 120 to 140 feet of water.

    Manistique: Chinook were caught at the mouth of the river and just past the breakwall when trolling small spoons or rapalas.

    Manistique River: Bluegill, rock bass, and smallmouth bass were caught off the docks near the city launch when using crawlers or leeches. Boat anglers are trolling spoons, stick baits or rapalas. Smallmouth bass and pike were caught near the mouth. A few salmon were caught up near the first dam when drifting yarn.

    St. Mary's River: In Raber Bay, walleye and pike were slow. A few walleye were caught in the shipping channel off 15 Mile Road when using bottom bouncers and crawler harnesses.

    Detour: Some nice 8 to 9.5 inch perch are being caught in 8 to 12 feet of water on south side of Boulanger Island when using minnows. The island is west of Ashman Island in Scott Bay. Salmon are still present so anglers are trolling the shipping channel to the #3 Green Can and the lighthouse with purple and cream glow or hammered silver and red spoons with flashers and flies. Use caution as there are gill nets in the area.

    Cedarville and Hessel: Good pike fishing from the Hessel pier for those still-fishing with minnows or chubs. Splake are back in the Hessel Marina as they prepare to spawn. Perch fishing is fair to good, depending on the weather. Anglers are fishing Middle Entrance, Musky Bay, and Cedarville Bay in 6 to 12 feet of water with crawlers or minnows. Smallmouth bass opportunities have picked up along the rocky points in Hessel Bay, Musky Bay and Snows Channel.

    Carp River: Pink and chinook salmon are starting to show at the mouth but anglers need to use caution due to gill nets in the area.

    St. Ignace: More anglers were heading out off the Coast Guard Station and the Edison Water Plant for chinook, lake trout and steelhead. They are fishing high in the water column with silver and green or gold and green J-plugs or fire-tiger spoons.
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    Where ya going? and keep us informed....I am thinking of making a long weekend salmon trip

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    There's no fish up here at all. Just stay down there.
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    i was up a 2 weekends ago on the betsie river and we did decent, alotta fresh fish in the system, hope to make it up another time before they are done.

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    Heading up on the 24th...

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    Heading up tomorrow after work for the weekend.

    Starting with the Pere marquette, if nothing then the manistee, if nothing then the Betsie Rivers.
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    Went out with 4 other guys we picked up 9 salmon total, hooked but lost at least 8 more and its still early yet! Considering another run in 2 weeks.

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