Fishing below Croton Dam

After a short drive up the shoreline, I spent the next morning fishing with Capt. Ralph Fairbanks whose 30-footer, The Hunter, is berthed in Manistee. Ralph’s an old friend and one of the finest skippers on the coast, and we’d spent many a day the past few years researching the habits of salmon and lake [...]

Apr 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Fishing In Early Spring

If you’d prefer the expertise of a professional skipper, charterboats can be found in nearly all the towns mentioned, with the largest single fleet berthed at Black River Harbor, about 12 miles from Bessemer, Michigan. Rates are usually a bit cheaper than downstate Michigan, too. Throughout Lake Michigan, June and early July find most fishermen [...]

Apr 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Season of Salmon fishing

Throughout the midsummer period, salmon gain weight rapidly (two-thirds of their total weight at spawning is put on in wild feeding frenzies the last four months of their lives). They gradually become more available, too, showing up inshore along Lake Michigan from Muskegon up past Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Platte Bay, around into Grand Traverse Bay [...]

Apr 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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