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Jul 3 2008
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Port Austin - Walleye action is reported as
excellent from 25 to 35 feet of water off the Flat Rock Reef and the
lighthouse. Lake trout are hitting in 100+ feet of water.
At Grindstone City - Good lake trout and smallmouth
action.
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Jun-26-08
- At Port Austin - Really good walleye
fishing early in the morning or late in the evening when using a crawler
harness in 20 to 30 feet of water. At Grindstone
City - Quite a few pink salmon are starting to show up. Kings,
coho, and steelhead have also been caught.
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Jun 19 2008
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At Port Austin -
Boaters are doing well on lake trout.
At Grindstone City - Those wading to catch smallmouth
bass near the harbor and at the Eagle Bay access site. The inner harbor
and boat channel at Grindstone are currently being dredged.
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Jun 12 2008
- At Port Austin - Salmon and lake
trout were scattered here and could be found in 30 to over 100 feet
of water. Good smallmouth bass action in the harbor and along the
shoreline. Walleye anglers are leaving at dusk and taking fish in
40 feet of water, then move in shallow after dark as the fish are
in 10 feet of water. At Grindstone City -
Good smallmouth bass fishing along the shoreline of Eagle Bay.
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Jun 05 2008
- Only a few Kings
and steelhead are being taken
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May-22-08
- Salmon and trout action has been good in 30 to 45
feet of water. Walleye have been caught at night when trolling in
15 to 20 feet of water. White bass are being caught at the mouth of
Bird Creek off the pier. At Grindstone
- A reminder, the public access site will be closed for dredging from
June 2nd to June 20th. |
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May-15-08 -
Lake trout, coho, browns and walleye with the occasional King are
being taken in 15 to 40 feet of water, using body baits or spoons
off downriggers. Fish shallow early in the morning and move deeper
during the day.
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Sep-27-2007 -
. Salmon are being taken from the pier at Port Austin casting spoons
or bodybaits early in the morning or the last hour of daylight. Lake
trout fishing has been very good when trolling in deeper waters.
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Sep-20-2007 -
No salmon yet, however those casting have caught a few smallmouth
bass near the mouth of Bird Creek. |
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| Sep-14-2007 -
no report |
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Sep-06-2007 -
Lake trout fishing remains good with a few kings and steelhead also
being caught in 80 to 130 feet of water. |
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| Aug-30-2007 -
The lake trout action has been good. Fishing just off the bottom. |
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| Aug-23-2007 -
Lake trout, smallmouth bass and walleye fishing is fair |
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Aug-16-2007 -
Lake
trout and a few salmon have been caught in waters up to 130 feet deep.
Walleye are still hitting off the reefs and bass fishing has been
excellent around the lighthouse.
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Aug-09-2007 -Lake
trout are are being taken in 80 to 130 feet of water. Walleye have
been at Hat Reef and straight out when fishing in 15 to 20 feet of
water.
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Aug-01-2007 -
Walleye fishing on the reefs has slowed, Fish for lake trout, north
to northeast, fish the bottom 10 feet. Salmon and steelhead were also
taken when trolling about halfway down. |
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| Jul-26-2007 -
At Grindstone -real good walleye fishing try fishing
in 28 to 60 feet of water from Lighthouse Park to New River. Crawler
harnesses trolled on lead core worked best.
At Port Austin - good walleye fishing off the reefs
in 40 feet of water Also good lake trout fishing just off the bottom
in 90 to 105 feet of water. King and steelhead have also been taken
when trolling.
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| Jul-19-2007 -
no report this week |
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Jul-14-2007 -
Lake trout are being taken out in deeper waters. Walleye are also
being taken 5 to 7 miles west on Hat and Flat Iron Reefs. Bass action
is also good, spinners and night crawlers are doing best. |
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Jul-5-2007 - Mostly
lake trout and a few walleye have been caught. Go west toward the
reefs for walleye or northeast for lake trout.
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Jun-28-2007 -
Activity is picking up with boats catching mostly
lake trout. A few chinook salmon were also in the box, trolling north
and the walleye anglers are going west toward the Flat Iron reef and
other local reefs.
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| Jun-21-2007 -
Lake trout are being taken in 80 to 100 feet of water about 10 foot
off the bottom. Small Mouhs are also being taken in Eagle bay. |
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Jun-15-2007 -
Good lake trout fishing
is being reported out deep. Walleye are hitting on crawler harnesses
west of the harbor around the Flat Iron Reef and around the lighthouse.
Bass fishing continues in Eagle Bay and inside the harbor.
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| Jun-08-2007 -
Smallmouth bass fishing
remains good. |
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| May-31-2007
- The smallmouth bass fishing is excellent
along the shoreline frmo Port Austin to White Rock.
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May-23-2007
- A few lake trout are still being taken.
A few walleyes have been taken from the Pier early in the morning.
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| May-17-2007
- Lake trout are being caught in 30
feet of water. |
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| Aug-31-06
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No report |
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| Aug-24-06
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No report |
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Aug-17-06
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Good lake trout, king and steelhead fishing in about 100 feet of water.
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Aug-10-06
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At Port Austin lake trout fishing is excellent. At Grindstone City
lake trout, kings, steelhead and walleye have been caught in 70 to
110 feet of water.
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| Aug-04-06
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At Grindstone the public access site is closed for reconstruction.
At Port Austin fishing late in the evening is catching
good numbers of walleye by the lighthouse and the buoys. Trolling
about 20 feet off the bottom in waters 80 to 100 feet deep has produced
some lake trout and salmon.
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| July-27-06
- No Report |
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July-20-06
- Lake trout are reported in waters at least 100 feet deep. Walleye
fishing is still good. Fish by the lighthouse at night or in deeper
water northeast of the port during the day.
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July-11-06
- Walleye
fishing continues to improve Try between Hat Point and the lighthouse.
Both harnesses on bottom bouncers and hot & tots are working.
Chartruese has been reported to be the hot color. The area in front
of Port Crescent State Park also is producing eater size walleye and
small mouth. Fish the reefs after 10pm for bigger fish - hot &
tots 20 ft behind the boards fish right over the top of the reef.
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| July-06-06
- Boaters trolling in 90 to 100 feet of water are reporting mostly
lake trout, with a few kings, coho and steelhead. Walleyes are also
being taken in 30 to 40 feet of water. |
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June-29-06
- Lake trout fishing remains good.
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June-22-06
- The lake trout fishing is good.
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June-16-06
-Walleye still be taken off Hat Point Reef. A few salmon and lake
trout have been reportly taken.
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| June-09-06
- A few walleye were caught when fishing off the Hat Reef. Pinks and
Lakers are all north of can in water 70 to 110 ft. |
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| June-01-06
- The catch was mostly lake trout with a few chinook and steelhead
mixed in anglers are having to hunt for the fish. |
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May-25-06
- Boat anglers are catching lake trout in 40 to 70 feet of water.
Pier fishing has been slow.
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| May-17-06
- No Report |
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| May-12-06
- Fishing is starting to pick up mostly lake trout with a few kings
being taken |
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| May-5-06
- no report |
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| 4-23-06
- Grindstone City area, the brown trout and walleye
fishing is slow |
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