High winds on Friday kept boats at the dock. Sat. was also a big water day. After 2 windy days Sun was poor fishing, the water was all mixed up and the fish weren't
biting. Monday things were back to normal. The water had settled and the fish were biting again. We left the dock at 5:00am, went to the 02's in 85ft of water, and trolled north. We had 4 people on board. Buy 7:06am we had limit, 20 fish. While pulling the rods the captain took 3 more. 23 fish, the picture says it all. This is our best fishing trip this year. Program: Moonshine spoons on the riggers, Glow plugs on 2 and 3 color cores and divers.

Had four first time salmon fisherman on board this morning. They were in for a real treat. We have been fishing to the north with great success all week ,so we headed north again. There was a light east wind overnight so we stopped in 45 ft of water and checked the water temp. It was 46 degrees at 27 ft. The screen was full of large hooks. We set up right there just north of the pier. It wasn't long and they had 4 fish on at once. We continued to catch 18 nice 4 year old King Salmon.
Program: 3 and 5 color cores with plugs. High divers with plugs and low divers with meat riggers. Shoot rigger with meat rig. Side riggers with Moonshine spoons. Ace high double glow was our best plug. One more north blow and the kings will be in P.M. lake.

Surface water temperatures were still in the low 70's for the most part. Catch rates are good for salmon and steelhead and consistent for lake trout and brown trout. Try 60 to 120 feet down in 80 to 200 feet of water with green and blue meat rigs or flies. Glow plugs or spoons were best in the early morning.

Grandfather takes 8 year old grandson, Jake for an adventure. They came across Lake Michigan On the car ferry, the S. S. Badger and had a great time. They spending a great day in Ludington, which included a trip to the House of Flavors ice cream parlor, Jake said. Next They boarded The Lie-A-Lot for his first great lakes salmon fishing charter. Jack learned fast and worked hard all day. He will be a great fisherman some day. Check out how grandfather and Jack did. We fished to the north in front of Big Point Sable in 150ft of water.

More great fishing continues with the Jerry Betts Family. At 5:00 we headed north to the 01's in 120 ft to
140 ft and trolled to the 05's. The action was crazy right from the start. In one pass down the bank we had 14 bites and landed 12 nice King Salmon. What a great start to a perfect day of charter fishing. See ya next year Jerry. Program: Riggers, one pair of Moonshine Moonshine at 51 ft. Ace High double glow plug at 61 ft and a Meat rig behind a 10" tuxedo. Wire divers, lows 120 ft and 140 ft with Mo mo meat rigs and 8" tuxedo Spindocters. High divers at 200 ft and 220 ft, one with a Ace high glow plug, and one with a Blue Jackal spoon. A 300 copper and full core both with plugs.

Good fishing continues!! Morning and Evening fishing charters are producing large numbers of big King Salmon. Ludington is the number 1 port for Salmon fishing in Michigan. Here is a picture of the evening fishing trip with Paul Fisher and family. We fished south again, 51's to 47's in 150 ft of water. We had steady action all afternoon.

Still great fishing!! We are catching mostly 4 year old King salmon. They fill the cooler fast, some times need second cooler. Fishing is still to the south, 54's to Pentwater and all the way to Little Point.

Those trolling have caught a good number of salmon 50 to 120 feet down in 80 to 160 feet of water with green or blue spoons and green meat rigs.

WARNING !! A good fishing warning remains in effect today. Limit catches are still being brought in. Lots of tired fisherman everywhere. Be advised this warning may remain in effect for several days.
We left the dock at 4:45 am and headed south out of the Ludington pier, down to the 54's and set in just past the nets in 140 ft of water. Program: slow troll 1.8 at the ball. Shoot rigger 81 ft down with a 10'' tuxedo MOMO meat rig combo. Side riggers 68 ft and 61 ft with Moonshine spoons. Wire divers 120 ft and 200 ft with pinochles and meat rigs. Try the new Spindocter called (Showtime), Its Hot! Coppers 300 ft and 350 ft with meat or Ace high plugs.

Great fishing continues, as Captain Mike Darke shows this group of fisherman a great day on the water.
The program remains the same.

Boat anglers are doing well for salmon in 100 to 250 feet of water. Try 40 to 120 feet down with meat rigs or spoons in green or blue. Glow spoons or plugs also worked well in the early morning.

Bad weather kept us in port yesterday and this morning. We took your morning charter out at 1:30 in the afternoon and went north to the 01's in 60 ft of water. We found 54 degree water 30 ft down. What an afternoon, we boated 18 fish. Our best bates were tucks Spin doctors with Mo Mo meat rigs on low wires and a chrome dodger down the shoot with Mo Mo at 50

We fished the same water and same program  as the 13th. Fishing slowed down a bit. We still took a nice catch.

Excellent Fishing !!! took limit for four guys. We fished from the 02's to the 06's in 140 ft to 175 ft of water. Moonshine Moonshine and Blue Jackal took fish on the on the side riggers, everything else was cut bait.
Wire divers back 140 ft and 200 ft. 300 and 350 coppers were hot. the center rigger was 80 ft down. Again Mo Mo and Blue Mo were the best meat riggs.

Great fishing north of Big Point Sable from the 04s to the 08s, in 140 to 160ft of water. Riggers 57,67, and 80ft down with meat on the shoot rigger and moonshine spoons on the out and downs. Wire divers with cut bait back 150ft and 200ft back took fish. 300 and 350 coppers were hot with more cut bait.