August 23 2016

Only a few more weeks and I will be wrapping up my summer in Ludington and moving my fishing operations to the Pere Marquette river. I am excited to see what we have in store for us this fall, the lake fishing proved that we have bait in the lake just by the size of the kings we were catching. I’m hoping to guide an angler into a 30 lb king this fall on one of our west Michigan rivers.

There are a few fish in both the Manistee and the PM, fishable numbers can be found here and there from the reports I have heard, but don’t expect big numbers until we get a big north blow to send the fish to the river mouths.

Tops baits will be bright colored crank baits…storm deep jr. thundersticks in fire tiger are a yearly favorite. Once it gets bright out try floating salmon skein under a bobber the get those stubborn fish to bite. These fall fish will BITE and do not need to be snagged. Its time for anglers to evolve and give these fish a fair chase.