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Anglers are hoping for a fun holiday weekend. (Pioneer file photo)
Anglers are hoping for a fun holiday weekend. (Pioneer file photo)
Anglers are hoping for a fun holiday weekend. (Pioneer file photo)
Anglers are hoping for a fun holiday weekend. (Pioneer file photo)
BIG RAPIDS -- As anglers turn the corner and head toward fall, fishing should only get better, the DNR said. Salmon runs are off to a slower start than last year but the DNR expects action should pick up with rain and the cooler temperatures.
Inland lakes, the DNR said, are producing walleye, bass and panfish.
In Mecosta and Lake counties, “we’ve got some salmon moving in the river now,” fishing guide Tom Vernon said. “There should be a push within the next two weeks in the Muskegon. There’s some steel-head in the Muskegon. The Grand River is getting fish. The bluegills are still doing their thing and the same with all the panfish.”
“They’re catching a few of perch and bluegills on the river near the weed beds as well,” Tanner Ha-vens, of Frank’s Sporting Goods in Morley, said. “A lot of them in the smaller range but they’re find a few bigger ones as well. They’re finding a good number of those.”
Strong winds rolled the lake over at Frankfort, dropping water temperatures, the DNR said.
Chinook salmon are locating outside the pier heads, in the harbor and in the bay, the DNR said, adding they were hitting on blue spoons and a few ladderback J-plugs. Coho was reported in Platte Bay, but not much action was occurring.
Betsie River is starting to see the occasional salmon in the lower river, but no huge numbers yet, the DNR indicated.
“It’s been a little windy the last few days in Frankfort,” Clinton Jerome, from the Frankfort Tackle Box said. “There’s quite a few fish staged up on the harbor, and a couple of small runs in the Betsie here. In the big lake, they were hitting them in 80 to 150 feet of water, 60 to 70 feet down”
With cooler water around Onekema, chinook were being caught in 75 to 100 feet when trolling north to the golf course, the DNR said, adding lake trout were caught in the “Barrel.”
Bluegill catches were up after the rain at Portage Lake, but perch and bass numbers were still on the low side.
Chinook, coho and a couple steelhead were caught straight out from the harbor at Manistee and along the Shelf in 90 to 120 feet or deeper at 150 to 200 feet.
J-plugs and spoons were effective, the DNR said, adding those fishing in the evening found Chinook and coho both north and south of the harbor in 70 to 180 feet.
“The fishing was great,” Dewey Buchner, of Don’s Sporting Goods. “A couple of charter guys came in (Wednesday) and said there’s hardly any fish out there. But I can’t believe it. They are getting a few salmon out in the big lake, but they are in close. They’re getting some on the pier. There’s some in Manistee Lake and there’s some in the big river The mouth of the Little Manistee is close now.”
There were not the huge runs last month as there were a year ago in the Manistee River.
“There’s been salmon madness up at Tippy Dam,” Rob Eckerson of Pappy’s Bait Shop in Wellston said. “There’s three fishing and 30 people trying to catch them. That’s the madness part of it. Just the early fishing are showing up. We’re accumulating fish, but it’s just begun. Bear Creek and Pine Creek have some salmon in it.
“Bluegill fishing and pan fishing have been pretty good.”
There are some reports of a few salmon in the lower stretches, but no big numbers yet, the DNR said. The occasional steelhead and brown trout were still being caught.
Strong winds are making fishing very challenging, Bud Fitzgerald of Tangled Tackle Co., said.
“The salmon are in the river moving up,” he said. “Thundersticks are working, but are difficult to find right now. There were rumors of perch bite on Portage. I haven’t heard anything from Bear Lake in quite awhile.”
After recent strong winds at Ludington, good numbers of Chinook were caught just outside the harbor in 40 to 50 feet with spoons, J-plugs and a flasher/fly combo.
A couple salmon were noted in the lower stretches of the Pere Marquette River, but no big numbers yet.
Fishing Tip: Avoid these mistakes to experience great fishing
Courtesy of the Michigan DNR
Did you know simple mistakes can make or break your fishing adventures? Check out these basic things to avoid if you want to have better success on the water:
• Make sure your reel is filled with line – don’t wait until it gets to half-empty and risk losing a great catch due to an inadequate amount of line.
• Check your knots – monitor their strength and durability after each fish. If the strength gets compromised, cut the line down a few feet and start again.
• Set the hook – don’t forget to do this each time you even think you’ve got a bite. Why waste a great catch just because you forgot to set the hook?
If you’re headed out fishing, please do your part to keep yourself and others safe by following COVID-19 public health and safety guidelines. Go fishing only if you're feeling well. Practice proper social distancing (at least 6 feet away from people who don’t live in your household) and keep a face covering handy for when social distancing cannot be maintained. Frequently wash your hands with soap and warm water, or use hand sanitizer.
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