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Port of Ludington MI - Dock Report
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Jul 3 2008 -  King salmon and lake trout are being caught in 150 to 300 feet of water. Try in front of the Project.
 
Jun-26-08 - Fishing has been spotty, typical water for June. The fish are scattered at all depths 60 to 240 feet of water, as the water does not have any consistent temperature making fishing with different equipment a good idea.  
Jun 19 2008 -  Action is at a standstill due to the heavy and severe storms that hit the area. Water levels are extremely high after receiving more than 12-inches of rain, 50 roads are washed out, launch sites are under water and not accessible. In addition, a sewer broke and contaminated Lake Michigan and access to the Lake is restricted as of this report.
 
Jun 12 2008 -  A few salmon and lake trout have been caught in 80 to 150 feet of water, but fishing pressure has been light.

 
Jun 05 2008 - King and lake trout fishing is fair. With only a few fish being taken in waters up to 150 feet deep.
 
May-29-08 - Kings and trout are fair in and around the piers. Color doesn't seem to matter.  
May-01-08 - Slow activity this week due to the weather.
 
Apr-24-08 - Steelhead, browns, and menominee are being caught off the piers.

 
Apr-10-08 - Fishing has been reported as slow with a few steelhead and browns being taken off of the piers.  
Apr-4-08 - A few brown trout are being taken shallow  
Sep-27-2007 - Boaters are catching kings and coho in water 10 to 50 feet deep. Also out to 100 to 150 feet deep has caught kings, coho and steelhead using J-plugs, spoons and flies. Fishing from both piers has caught salmon when casting spawn.
 
Sep-20-2007 - Trolling J-plugs in the harbor and 30 to 40 feet of water around the piers has caught Kings and Cohos. Kings and Coho have been caught off both piers but the North Pier has been best. Try casting spoons, with green being the hot color.

 
Sep-14-2007 - Trolling with J-Plugs in the harbor first thing in the morning is taking fish but fishermaen are moving out to 60 to 120 feet of water later. Fishing off the north pier has caught kings when casting spoons. Fishing is improving on the Pere Marquette River.

 
Sep-06-2007 - Kings, Cohos and Lake Trout have been taken south to the Project and up toward the point.With J-plugs, flies and spoons in waters 60 to 120 feet deep.
 
Aug-30-2007 - Fishing from the piers has produced some kings in the early morning using alewifes. For those who are trolling the fish have moved back out to 80 to 120 feet of water and are hitting in the top 50 feet, trolling flies and J-plug  
Aug-23-2007 - Cold water is in the harbor and pier fishing for salmon has been good. Boaters trolling in the harbor and out to waters 40 feet deep reported great success for kings, coho and steelhead when using flies, J-plugs and spoons. Anything that glows has been hot first thing in the morning.
 
Aug-16-2007 - Good catches of kings, coho and steelhead, in 80 to 120 feet of water north of the harbor to Big Sable Point. Later in the day, the salmon move out into water about 200 feet deep.
 
Aug-09-2007 - Boaters trolling in 70 to 90 feet of water are catching kings, coho and steelhead from the Project up to Big Sable Point.
 
Aug-01-2007 - The fish have moved out to deep water. Boaters have caught kings, coho and steelhead when trolling in 120 to 170 feet of water, out from Big Sable Point
 
Jul-26-2007 - Boaters are trolling in the harbor and just outside the piers for kings and browns. Also try north between the State Park and the Point. Fish were taken when using glow spoons and flies in the early, then change over to blue and green spoons later in the day. Concentrate in waters 50 to 70 feet deep. Piers anglers have caught salmon when casting spoons or using alewife.
 
Jul-19-2007 - Kings, steelhead and lake trout have been taken, trolling north towards the point in 60 to 100 feet of water.
 
Jul-14-2007 - Fishing south towards the Project has caught trout and salmon in 50 to 90 feet of water.
 
Jul-5-2007 - Fishing straight out and a little south has caught kings, coho, steelhead and even a few browns in 40 to 60 feet of water. Spoons have caught the most fish. Fishing from the pier has caught kings and browns when casting spoons. Also a few perch have been taken on jigs.
 
Jun-28-2007 - The trolling action is out in 150 to 200 feet of water for kings, steelhead and lake trout.
 
Jun-21-2007 - Kings, steelhead, browns and lake trout are being taken trolling from the State Park up to Big Sable Point fishing 60 to 80 feet down in water 100 to 170 feet deep. Blue, green and orange spoons have caught fish.
 
Jun-15-2007 - Kinks, lake trout and steelhead have been caught north of the harbor from the State Park to Big Sable Point.trolling spoons and flies in 100 to 150 feet of water. A few salmon were also taken down by the Project.

 
Jun-08-2007 - Trolling in 100 to 150 feet of water is catching kings, steelhead and lake trout on spoons and flies. Most of the fish have come trolling to the Point.  
May-31-2007 - Pier is slow and the baitfish is just showing up in the harbor. Boaters are catching kings and lake trout. Mostly up to the Point in 100 to 150 feet of water.
 
May-23-2007 - Browns are fair with a few salmon also being take south and near the sand bars, in water up to 100 feet deep. Most of the fish are found in the top 50 feet of water  
May-17-2007 - Slow is the the word. A few walleye are still being taken at night off the north peir, the brown, lake trout and steelhead fishing is spotty.
 
May-10-2007 - Water temperatures are still a bit cold. Boaters have caught browns off The Project and the Power Plant. Trolling at night has caught walleye around both piers and in the harbor. Pier anglers have also caught walleye at night.
 
May-04-2007 - Trolling from the Project up to Big Sable Point has produced a few fish when warmer water temperatures can be found using body baits and spoons. Browns & Lakers are being taken off the South Pier. Also walleyes are being taken when casting off both piers or trolling in the harbor just before dark.

 
Apr-26-2007 - Some very good walleye action after sunset off of the pier using jerk and stick baits. Steelhead and browns are being taken early, trolling spoons. Boat anglers have caught some chinook at Big Sable Point.
 
Apr-11-2007 - The launch and harbor entrance are currently being dredged. Check the Pier cam above. Brown trout and steelhead were taken off both piers when using spawn.
 
Apr-04-2007 - Anglers surfcasting or fishing off the north pier are catching a few browns and steelhead.  
Aug-31-06 - Good Salmon fishing with both Kings and Coho being takent in waters 40 to 120 feet deep. Pier fishing is starting to pick up try casting spoons in the early morning or late evening.
 
Aug-24-06 - King and Coho fishing is rated very good trolling with spoons or plugs in water 50 to 100 feet deep, north and south of the pier in the early morning or evening.
 
Aug-17-06 - Good fishing is being reported when trolling in 80 to 120 feet of water. Catching mostly king's mixed with a few steelhead.. Most fish are coming in the top 50 feet of water. Fish are moving closer to the pier and should be staging soon.
 
Aug-10-06 - Very good salmon fishing fish are 75 to 100 feet below the surface, in water up to 150 feet deep.Mostly kings mixed with steelhead top 50 feet of straight out of the harbor and heading north.

 
Aug-04-06 - Salmon fishing is good with the fish being found in water 50 to 85 down in water up to 150 feet deep flashers and flies and green and blue spoons are working good

 
July-27-06 - Very good salmon fishing is reported, fish can be found 40 to 70 feet down fishing 100 water feet deep  

July-20-06 -Kings and steelhead are reported very good straight out from the pier or just to the south when trolling the top 50 feet in water 65 to 120 feet deep. High lines and dipseys are having more success than downriggers. Good colors are blues, greens and oranges. Some fish are also coming on green glow and white glow flies.

See the last weekends Muck Boy Report

 
July-11-06 - Kings and lake trout are getting bigger, but acton has been reported slow. Trolling up to the point has produced, steelhead, chinook and lake trout.  
July-06-06 - Fishing has been slow, reports from Big Sable Point have chinook, steelhead and lake trout being taken, fish waters 90 to 150 feet deep. A few reports from the Pentwater area saying they have caught some really nice kings.
 
June-29-06 - Fishing is slow, plenty of bait in the harbor. Trolling has had success taking chinook, steelhead and lake trout, try at the point or just south of it. Work the shelf in 90 to 150 feet of water.
 
June-22-06 - South winds have have brought warmer waters into the area, fish are starting to move in closer. Fishing both south and north to the point in waters 150 feet deep, catching lake trout and steelhead. A few smaller chinook salmon have also been caught.
 
June-16-06 -Has been slow, northwest winds have moved all the warm water southt. Anglers did manage to take some steelhead and lake trout at the pier heads and the projects in waters 270 feet deep or more.
 
June-09-06 -Salmon fishing is fair. Try fishing in the top 50 feet of water up to 400 feet deep north to Big Sable Point.
 
June-01-06 -Salmon fishing ranges from slow to fair. Fish are being caught in water up to 150 feet deep, Also try Big Sable Point in waters 200 feet deep.
 
May-25-06 - Fair to good salmon fishing, Fish are being located in the top 40 feet of water up to 100 feet deep.  
May-17-06 - Some salmon being taken from the pier casting spoons.Boats trolling were lucky enough to catch a few kings and steelhead in 100 feet of water or deeper. Pier anglers have started to catch some nice fish.  
May-12-06 - Fishing has been slow, but some reports of kings being taken north and south of the harbor.  
May-5-06 - Fishing remains slow.  
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