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Hope everyone who reads these reports is doing well. Just wanted to get a quick river report up before the weekend. The Pere Marquette River is rising with heavy rains we saw on Tues and Wed. The river came up quick and was still on the rise this afternoon. Clarity
Hey guys,
just a real quick one from me here this morning. In case you hadn’t noticed it’s been raining around here a bit lately and the river is up and colored.
We’ve been fishing down that way all season so far
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St. Joseph: The Chinook and coho runs have begun! A lot of coho and steelhead moved through the Berrien Springs fish ladder this past week with a few Chinook starting to trickle in. Pier anglers caught a few salmon and steelhead, with the most productive technique being the casting of spoons and spinners.
Kalamazoo River: The salmon runs have begun here as well!
Grand River at Grand Rapids: Both coho and Chinook were running.
Muskegon River: There were some Chinook salmon, but fish could be lethargic following the sea lamprey treatment that occurred on September 9.
Cheboygan River: Anglers tried for salmon while drifting skein and casting crank baits and spoons. Very few Chinook were caught. A few undersized smallmouth bass were caught on worms and crank baits.
Au Sable River: Below Foote Dam, a few smallmouth and rock bass and freshwater drum were caught while still fishing or floating crawlers. The occasional walleye and smallmouth bass were caught while trolling cranks at the river mouth. Waters below Mio Dam cooled to the low 60s and high 50s. Flies imitating the white fly hatch, streamers and mousing at night can be effective this time of year.
Overall: It’s all about the salmon in this neck of the woods! Rivers like the Pere Marquette, Manistee and Betsie are seeing good runs of Chinook salmon. Pierheads were producing in Ludington, Manistee and Frankfort while Pere Marquette Lake, Manistee Lake and Betsie Bay provided good options for small boat trollers, jiggers and those casting lures or fishing with spawn.
Bear River: The flow was at a good level this past week. A lot of salmon (both Chinook and coho) ran mid-week, but not many fish were caught at the dam. Most anglers were using spawn, artificial eggs and flies
Platte River: Coho have arrived!
Manistee River: Chinook and coho were both there!
Pere Marquette River: A good run of Chinooks had begun.
Manistique River: Salmon were in the river, but numbers were low. Fair catches of brown trout were reported when trolling or casting by the spill-over wall.
Two Hearted River: Coho salmon runs during the past week were light. Water temperatures were in the mid-50s in the river and upper 50s on Lake Superior. Anglers saw a few fish trickling in the river, but with cold northerly winds and cold nights, fish should begin their push.
Openings this weekend: We have a few openings this coming weekend due to a large cancelation. Given the ants, the fall Isos, the first changing leaves, and the pretty great dry fly fishing (for September, at least), it’ll be a pleasant weekend to be up north. The river is quiet this
September 10, 2019
by Steve Kuieck Orvis Mission 13’ 7wt. Spey
Orvis released its new line of two-handed rods last month and I’ve been chopping at the bit to get one on the water. I had the pleasure of fishing a prototype of the 13’ 7wt. rod about
The shop is now open 6am to 6pm seven days a week! We are very busy and love seeing everyone on the river; hanging out at the shop or at the Motel. Fishing pressure was outrageous over the weekend in the lower river…please respect your fellow angler and treat them
With September well underway, anglers are finding salmon in a number of the local rivers. These fish are migratory and with the inconsistent weather (think shifting winds) the run has been truncated and some days are better than others as these fish work their way upstream. The Betsie has been
Here is our fishing report for September 7, 2019 for smallmouth bass, northern pike and salmon for the Grand River, near Grand Rapids, Michigan. We report around the first of each month on the what’s happening on the river. There is definitely a different feel in the air these days.