Fishing was slow today. The fish are still feeding at night with the full moon. The early bite in shallow water is still the best. There are lots of fish out in the 38s but they won’t bite, but when they do look out. I have heard from the Pentwater fisherman about more active fish being taken at Little Point Sable, and some Steelhead being taken in the 12,s out of Manistee. Fish are still being taken, check out these first timers, all smiles after a great day on the water. The program remains the same. Run plugs early in shallow water.

The water has all changed. Cold water has moved in south of the Big Point Sable and the Salmon have moved into shallow water 30ft to 50 ft. Fish are being caught from just south of the Ludington pier heads to the point. The fish are biting early, in the dark, and slow down about 1 hour after sunrise. Fishing lots of high lines and cores, the primary bait for catching these big 4 year old Salmon is Glow plugs. Program: High lines, 2, 3, and 5 color cores. High mono divers back 75ft. Low mono divers back 50ft. Riggers down 15ft, 18ft, and 22ft with 60ft leads. Our best glow plugs were Ace High double glow and the Ace High Gray Ghost.

A quick look at this picture will convince you that fishing just doesn’t get any better than this. We could not close the lids on both coolers. What an exciting morning! Summer's almost over and there are still plenty of fish to be caught. So give your favorite Charter Boat Captain a call. Don’t miss out on all this great fishing. The program remains the same.

Good to excellent fishing continues, with some monster kings being taken. Check out this fish caught by Rick Behr aboard the Sea Monkey. This fish weighed in at 34.5 lbs. Fish are being taken in front of the state park in 110ft to 220ft of water, from the 00,s to the 06’s north, and the 32’s to the 36’s west. Program: Center rigger 144ft down with a Hollo Read Meat rig behind a 10in spin doctor. Both side riggers 91ft and 121ft down both with double glow Ace High plugs. High wire divers with back 300ft with meatless teasers and spin doctors. Low wires with frog meat rigs and 10in spinners. 15 color cores with Ace high double glow plugs and 400 copper with plugs.

Monday, August 24th was a day for the local fishing record books.

While in town delivering the Ludington Area Visitors Guide and Map Guide publications, Sarah and Mary of Advantage Marketing stopped by Captain Chuck's and discovered Rich Behr weighing in his catch. Sarah snapped a few photos and promised to post a report online.

Rich reeled in a 34 pound, 8 ounce king salmon, the largest caught in Ludington since 2001.

No wonder he's smiling!!!

The fishing continues to be excellent, both morning and evening fishing trips are yielding limit catches. The Coho’s salmon are in, and they are wild, they really add to the excitement. You can’t hook all of them, but it's fun trying. These fish are straight out from Ludington harbor in 175ft to 250ft. 35s to the 40s. West. Program: The program remains the same as August 10th.