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Ports of Port Austin & Grindstone - Dock Reports
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Jul 3 2008 -  At 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.

 

 
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.

 

 
Jun 19 2008 -  
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.

 

 
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.

 

 
Jun 05 2008 -  Only a few Kings and steelhead are being taken
 
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.
 
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.

 
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.

 
Sep-20-2007 - No salmon yet, however those casting have caught a few smallmouth bass near the mouth of Bird Creek.
 
Sep-14-2007 - no report  
Sep-06-2007 - Lake trout fishing remains good with a few kings and steelhead also being caught in 80 to 130 feet of water.
 
Aug-30-2007 - The lake trout action has been good. Fishing just off the bottom.  
Aug-23-2007 - Lake trout, smallmouth bass and walleye fishing is fair  
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.

 
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.
 
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.
 

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.

 
Jul-19-2007 - no report this week  
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.
 
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.

 
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.

 
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.  
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.
 
Jun-08-2007 - Smallmouth bass fishing remains good.  
May-31-2007 - The smallmouth bass fishing is excellent along the shoreline frmo Port Austin to White Rock.

 
May-23-2007 - A few lake trout are still being taken. A few walleyes have been taken from the Pier early in the morning.
 
May-17-2007 - Lake trout are being caught in 30 feet of water.  
Aug-31-06 - No report  
Aug-24-06 - No report  
Aug-17-06 - Good lake trout, king and steelhead fishing in about 100 feet of water.
 
Aug-10-06 - 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.

 
Aug-04-06 - 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.

 
July-27-06 - No Report  
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.
 
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.

 
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.  
June-29-06 - Lake trout fishing remains good.
 
June-22-06 - The lake trout fishing is good.
 
June-16-06 -Walleye still be taken off Hat Point Reef. A few salmon and lake trout have been reportly taken.
 
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.  
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.  
May-25-06 - Boat anglers are catching lake trout in 40 to 70 feet of water. Pier fishing has been slow.
 
May-17-06 - No Report  
May-12-06 - Fishing is starting to pick up mostly lake trout with a few kings being taken  
May-5-06 - no report  
4-23-06 - Grindstone City area, the brown trout and walleye fishing is slow  

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