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Port of Ludington MI - Dock Report
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Ludington Dock Reports: Curtsey of

Charter Service and Captain Ed Stowe
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Sept-20-11 - From Captain Ed -Fishing is slowing down with all the North and Northeast winds of the past week in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. The offshore fishery from the 3500#s out to the 4600#s is very productive right now. 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 45 ft. 4 cores, 5 cores and 7 and 10 cores are all producing. On the point it is ice water where the water temp is 50 on the surface and 40 degrees down 50 ft. The pierheads are best from early morning and then again just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on J-plugs, spinnies on the high divers and meat rigs on the low divers. Some boats ar casting fire tigers at the mouth of the river and having some success. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin, with a lot of fish at Scottville. It is best to fish the deep runs and the deeper holes. Best times to fish the river are early AM and just before dark at night. Flatfish, Ping a Ts, French Spinners and Storm Fire Tigers are top producers in the river.

 
Sept-13-11 - From Captain Ed -Fishing is good in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. The offshore fishery from the 3500#s out to the 4500#s is very productive right now. 2 and 3 year old kings, Steelhead and cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 40 ft. 3 cores, 4 cores and 5 cores are all producing. On the point it is ice water where the water temp is 50 on the surface and 40 degrees down 50 ft. The pierheads are best from early morning and then again just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on J-plugs, especially in the back half. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin, with a lot of fish at Scottville. Best times to fish the river are early AM and just before dark at night. Flatfish, Ping a Ts, and Storm Fire Tigers are top producers in the river.

 
Sept-6th-11- From Captain Ed - Fishing is as good as it gets in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. We are catching salmon in from 30' of water out to 200 ft of water. The meat rigs that were so hot a week ago are giving way to J-plugs and Ace high plugs in the different Splatterback patterns. Dreamweaver Spindoctors with Blue Bubble flies and Green Crinkle flies are working well right now. On the point the water temp is 68 on the surface and 45 degrees down 50 ft. The secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. The offshore fishery has slowed down in the last few days. The pierheads are best from early morning and then again just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on J-plugs. The Pere Marquette River has salmon in it all the way up to Baldwin. Best times to fish the river are early AM and just before dark at night. Flatfish, Ping a Ts, and Storm Fire Tigers are top producers in the river.

 
Aug-29-11 - From Captain Ed - Fishing is on again at the point. It doesnt seem to matter what bait to use as long as its a meat rig. Meat rigs in just about any patterns are taking fish. 150, 250 and 300 cores and low wire divers from 80'back to 110', and high wires from 120' to 140' are also producing. The secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. Some boats are doing very well out in the 5600s out to the 4400s. There is a mixed bag of Kings, cohos, steelhead and some lake trout out there. The pierheads are best from early morning to just before dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on meat rigs. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 5500#s in the 5400#s up to the 0450#s.

 
Aug 22nd-2011 - From Captain Ed -Fishing is on again off again at the point. The good news is that after the AM bite just point the boat west and troll out to the 3800s out to the 5000s and the fish are there. There is a mixed bag of Kings, Cohos, Steelhead and an occasional Lake trout. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice early, then spoons spinnies and meat rigs after the morning bite. Plugs are starting to heat up. 100 and 150 cores and low wire divers from 70'back to 90', and high wires from 120' to 130' are also producing. The secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. The pierheads are best from first light to dark at night. PM lake is doing very good with some nice catches on meat rigs. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 4900#s in the 5400#s up to the 0450#s.

 
Aug 16th-2011 - From Captain Ed -The fishing is as good as it has been all season long. The water has cooled down and the fish are in the skinny waters at the point. There are also good numbers of salmon at the pierheads, and in front of the Lincoln. The salmon are in Pere Marquette Lake and the Pere Marquette River. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies and Plugs a close second. 100 and 150 coppers and low wire divers from 40' back to 60' are also producing. 3 colors, 4 colors and the secret weapon with a plug is doing very well right now. The pierheads are best from first light to dark at night. During the day the best fishing is from the 3500#s out to the 4300#s in the 5400#s up to the 5800#s.

 
Aug 2nd-2011 - From Captain Ed -The fishing is still on the slow side with a few days of good catches. The weather is really raising havoc with the fishing lately. We got a North wind and it turned the water over on the point. The salmon are on again off again. The temperature at the point is 60 on the surface and 39 down 55ft. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 100 and 150 coppers and low wire divers from 60' back to 90' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 60 ft out to the 3800 numbers. 5, 7, and 10 cores tipped with the standard steelie baits and Superslim Yellow Tails, Dolphins and Moonshine Carbon 14 on the riggers and divers are all working.

 
July 19th-2011 - From Captain Ed -The fishing is still on the slow side. We got a Northwest wind and it turned the water over on the point but the fish have not found the cold water yet. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM, and then again at around 9:30 AM. The temperature at the point is 51 on the surface and 45 down 55ft. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 100and 200 coppers and low wire divers from 100' back to 150' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 100 ft out to the 4400 numbers. 3, 5, 7, and 10 cores tipped with the standard steelie baits and Superslim SOGs and Dolphins and Moonshine Do De Ks on the riggers and divers are all working.

 
July 13th-2011 - From Captain Ed - The fishing has slowed down in the last week. If you have Flea-flicker rods now is the time to use them. The fleas are as bad as ever with the warm water. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM if at all. The temperature at the point is 62 on the surface and 58 down 95 ft. The fish are spread all over the water column. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 300 and 400 coppers and low wire divers from 175' back to 275' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 100 ft out to the 4400 numbers. 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 cores tipped with the standard steelie baits and dolphins on the riggers and divers are all working out in the deep waters.

 

 
July 6th-2011 - From Captain Ed - The fishing has slowed considerably in the last week. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM. The temperature at the point is 62 on the surface and 58 down 95 ft. The fish are spread all over the water column. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 300 and 400 coppers and low wire divers from 175' back to 275' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 100 ft out to the 4400 numbers.

 
June 21th-2011 - From Captain Ed - The Kings are from the three sisters to north of the point to the three bears. There are a lot of nets from the 5250 #s to the 5050 #s. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Green Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. Glo UV spinnies and Noseeum flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and PoleKats are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the 5 color or 10 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards.

 
June 15th-2011 - From Captain Ed - With the north wind of the last few days the temp on the point has changed to icewater. The Kings are from straight out to down to the three bears. There are a lot of nets from the 5250 #s to the 5050 #s. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Green Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. White spinnies and Noseeum flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and Whopper Stompers are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards.

 
June 7th-2011 - From Captain Ed - The spring kings left the pierheads but are now BACK again. The Kings are from straight out, to north to the Three Bears. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Garys Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. Blue bubble spinnies and Blue Fairway flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and Polecats are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards.

 
June 2nd-2011 - From Captain Ed - The browns and steelhead are in the nearshore waters, and at the pierheads and in front of the state park. There are some kings south of the project but be careful of the Indian nets there. Rapala stick baits and Dreamweaver Super Slims painted in the Rapala colors are all working right now. Green Dolphins and Blue Dolphins are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 color leadcores. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards. Black and silver, Gold and silver, Chartreuse, and Red are all working.

 
May 11th -2011 - From Captain Ed - The browns and steelhead are in the nearshore waters but with all the East wind the fishing has been on the slow side. Rapala stick baits and Dreamweaver Super Slims painted in the Rapala colors are my best performers right now. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits far behind the boards. Black and silver, Gold and silver, Chartreuse, and Red are all working. Lake trout season opened early for us but they are very elusive so far this spring.  

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