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Ports of Port Sanilac & Lexington- Dock Reports

Useful Information: Great Lakes Buoy Data, WUG-Marine Forcast, Lake Huron Marine Forcast, Surface Temp Map DNR Harbor Information,Thumb Steelheaders, Port Sanilac Marina Harbor Cam,
Port Sanilac & Lexington Report Archives, 2010, 2009, 2008
Dock Reporter: Pat Kelly
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Jan -31st - 2012- At Port Sanilac: Ice conditions are poor and not fishable at Port Sanilac.
At Lexington: it’s still fishable as of yesterday but watch the edges where it’s thin. the fishing is not as good as last week, but some rainbow trout are stil being taken with the odd brown trout and some perch. Two fellas fishing late yesterday afternoon after everybody else left caught 4 rainbows and 13 perch. Some rock bass and the odd crappie were also taken last week. Baits range from wax worms to spikes to minnows, and some trout have been taken on bare jigging spoons.		  
Jan -24th - 2012- At Port Sanilac: a couple of guys casting spoons in open water also caught some rainbows, one brown and one big lake trout.

At Lexington: Friday was a very good day to be at Lexington, but there were only 8 to 10 people out, and all of them limited out on 4 to 6 lb rainbow trout! These rainbows were hitting wax worms, spawn sacks, bare spoons, and just about anything anyone dangled down the hole. One guy got his limit in 20 minutes. Saturday and Sunday brought out a lot more anglers (no doubt the Friday anglers told a few of their friends), but the rainbows continued to cooperate. Quite a few were caught both days, along with one brown trout each day. Nothing much going on with perch at Lexington right now.
 
10-9-11 - Report from Pat Kelly -Saturday was a great day to be on the water, Had some 2 foot Rollers and a few white caps but nothing to worry about. I fished from 2:30 PM till after Dark. Worked with Spoons, Fly’s, Body Baits and J plugs with Dodgers, Dipsy’s, Lead Core and Downriggers. Fished from 25 FOW to 85 FOW without a hit. During our trip we only marked two nice size fish, many small ones (perch size). Lots of clutter in the lake, not bait fish. Think it was Sea weed bundles from last weekend’s rough weather. One boater caught one small salmon in 45-50 FOW and A small King was caught earlier by an angler casting off the pier. Sunday morning about eight boats went out, don’t know how they did. The Fish cleaning station and rest rooms are locked up, Only the outhouse is available.

 
Sept -28th - 2011-Deep-water trollers are still getting lake trout and steelheads in 150 feet of water; lake trout at the bottom and steelheads about 30 feet below the surface.  
Sept-20-11 - Pier anglers both harbors are taking some steelheads, the occasional brown trout and a few kings, mainly very early in the morning (before dawn) or at night casting spoons in silver/blue, silver/green, or orange/gold colors, or Rapalas in the same colors.  
Sept-13-11 - Brown Trout are coming into the harbors at Port Sanilac and Lexington, and can be caught on small spoons. Not much salmon or perch activity last week until Friday, and many anglers report marking a lot of fish but being unable to get them to strike.
At Lexington: Pier anglers were catching a few nice bluegills and crappies.
  
Sept-6th-11 - Report from Pat Kelly - Saturday was the best day of the holiday weekend, a great day to be out fishing. I followed the other boats out to 115-125 FOW and with the help of a few anglers on the radio Changed my Spoons to green glow-in-the-Dark Sliver Streaks (looked something like a fire-tiger) and ended up landing a nice Steelhead. My rig was set up with a large chrome dippsy diver, using a five foot poly-carbon leader, 150 feet back. Other Boaters reported at an average of one fish (laker, Steelhead or salmon) per boat. Perch fishing out of the harbor was light but still landing a few.

 
Aug-29-11 - Report from Pat Kelly - Steel Head are being caught in 140 FOW Down 80 Ft. Using Pink Colored Spoons on Down Riggers.
  
Aug-29-11 Good catches of steelheads and lake trout with an occasional salmon in the mix from 80 to 140 feet of water

At Lexington: Mostly pleasure boaters here last week. Perch fishing was slow, but one boat fishing about 30 feet of water came in with a nice catch of very large rock bass.Pier anglers were catching a mix of smallmouth bass, bluegills, crappies, and the occasional pike 		 
Aug 25th-2011 - Report from Pat Kelly - Port Sanilac and North to Deckerville Rd. Slow on everything. Seen Minnows everywhere, Thousands in 10 to 40 FOW swimming in and out of weed Beds. Believe the perch have lots of food this week, that might be why they are not biting well. Hope this condition with the minnows changes by the weekend.

 
Aug 24th-2011 - Report from Pat Kelly - Several boaters out of Port Sanilac claimed to see a lot Of fish on their fish finder graphs, but not much action. Although others were catching fish. My team went out with an underwater camera to see What was hanging out so abundantly in the thermo’s. Well it was to a disappointment, Carp… lots and lots of them.

 
Aug 24th-2011 - Steelheads, lake trout, and the occasional Chinook and large walleye taken in 100 to 130 feet off both ports. Perch fishing has tapered off.
  
Aug 16th-2011 - Perch fishing was tough last week with just a few big ones coming from weedbeds south of the harbor. Boaters after salmon and trout had a pretty good day on Saturday…and this was the only port where the fish seemed to be hitting on Saturday! Kings, Cohos, an Atlantics, a pink salmon, several steelheads, a brown trout, a lot of lake trout, and one walleye…all from 100 to 130 feet of water, fishing anywhere from 30 feet deep down to the bottom. Every boat had fish, but not necessarily limits. Pier anglers were catching assorted panfish and bullheads and some were fishing for catfish at night.  
Aug 10th-2011 - Perch are spotty, but some good catches are still being made., Move from weedbed to weedbed to find active fish. God catches for lake trout, steelhead, cohos and a few Kings in 80 to 130 feet of water. Pier fishing is slow at all locations, with a few small panfish and catfish taken  
Aug 2nd-2011 - Most anglers at these ports are after perch. Perch fishing around Lexington has slowed a bit, but they’re still doing well around Port Sanilac in 18 to 22 feet of water both north and south of the harbor. Move around until you find an active school of fish. Pier anglers are catching a mix of bass, panfish, catfish and bullheads  
July 26th-2011 -Perch fishing was generally good from south of Lexington to north of Port Sanilac in the various weed beds. Try drifting until you find an active school then anchor.  
July 19th-2011 - Perch fishing was pretty good when boats could get out last week. Best success involved drift fishing until a school of active fish was located and then anchor. Fishing success was in a different weed bed every day. Trollers after salmon and trout were working 60 to 90 feet of water.

 
July 13th-2011 - Perch anglers are doing generally pretty well, but success can be hit and miss. Try the various weed beds in 20 to 30 feet of water near each harbor. The schools are moving around, so anglers should move often until they find an active school. Some jumbos up to 14” are being taken along with smaller perch. Trollers in 70 to 80 feet of water are getting salmon and trout, but most of the boating activity at both these ports have been pleasure boats. Pier anglers at all ports are catching a mixed bag of bullheads and panfish.
 
July 7th-2011 - A few perch were caught north of the harbor in 15 to 30 feet of water. Minnows worked best. A couple trout or salmon were caught. Pier anglers hooked a few rock bass along with the occasional perch.
At Lexington: A few perch were caught south of the harbor in 15 to 30 feet of water along the weed beds when drifting or still-fishing. Trout and salmon action was slow in 70 to 80 feet of water. Pier anglers caught rock bass, pike and bullhead.

 
June 16th-2011 - Trout and salmon have been caught in 40 to 60 feet of water. Pier anglers caught Pike in the early morning, Walleye in the evening and Rock Bass all day long. No perch activity to report yet.
At Lexington: Trollers are still taking Kings, Coho, Steelhead and Lake Trout.
  
June 7th-2011 - Still getting a mixed bag of Kings, Coho, Steelhead, and Lake Trout from 40 to 60 feet of water . Water temps are just getting into the low 50’s and the fish are still pretty close to shore. Best areas are from south of Lexington north to Port Sanilac. A few guys were out trying for perch, and they caught a few down toward Lakeport.
Shore anglers in the Lexington Harbor fishing very early in the morning caught a few nice walleye. Anglers inside the harbors were getting bass, some really big rock bass, and a few pike and bullheads.

  
June 6th-2011 - Report from Pat Kelly - What a day, we had yesterday - One 14.5 lb King, One 10.5 Lb King, One 12.5 Lb laker and Two 9.5 lb lakers.

All on Downriggers, 60 FOW, 40 Ft down, 40Ft Back all on Spoons.
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June 2nd-2011 - Trolling out of both harbors is still taking lake trout, salmon and steelhead from 35 to 45 feet of water. Bass have been taken inside the harbors.
 
May 25th -2011 - Port Sanilac: Boat anglers trolling in shallow waters caught trout and salmon. The fish are scattered so catch rates were slow. Pier anglers caught bass.

At Lexington: Salmon and trout fishing was slow but fish were caught in shallow waters 25 to 35 feet deep. Those trolling caught a mix of chinook, coho, steelhead and lake trout on spoons or body baits. Pier anglers caught smallmouth bass.

 
May 17th -2011 - Weather pretty much scotched the fishing at both ports for most of the week, but the few boats that went out got a mix of Cohos, Kings, Steelheads and Lake Trout. Trollers are using all the various methods; planer boards, long lines, downriggers, etc. and a variety of spoons and body baits. Fish are scattered depth-wise, anywhere from 25 to 60 feet of water.  
May 11th -2011 - At Lexington - There was a tournament here over the weekend, but boats that pre-fished during the week did better than on the weekend. There had been a lot of northeast winds that made weekend fishing tough. When the weather is right, trollers have been taking some nice Kings and also a mixed bag of Cohos, Atlantic salmon, browns and steelheads in 15 to 40 feet of water on body baits and some spoons.

 
May 4th -2011 - Good catches of mostly coho and Chinook salmon were reported from 10 to 30 feet of water off Lexington any time the winds let up enough to let the boats get out. A few steelheads and browns were also taken. Most fish were hitting either body baits or spoons. but Lexington was the better port of the two.

 
Apr 26th -2011 - There have been a decent number of Kings taken at Lexington and Port Sanilac when boaters can get out. Trollers are also getting a mixed bag of steelheads, cohos, and a few brown trout and lake trout. Reports only had two boats out of Port Sanilac yesterday, but one came in with 2 Kings and a brown and the other came in with 4 Kings and a steelhead. The Kings were mostly running 6 to 8 pounds, with occasional fish to as much as 15 pounds, and are in good body condition. Pier anglers at Lexington were taking a few steelheads on spawn or nightcrawlers.

 
Apr 12th 2011 - At Port Sanilac: Boats are getting out but the action is a bit slow.
At Lexington: VERY GOOD action for trollers ! They’re averaging 3 to 5 fish per boat and getting a nice mix of cohos, steelhead, Chinooks, brown trout, and lake trout. They’re using body baits in anywhere from 5 to 15 feet of water. The area just north of Lexington harbor is producing the best. Pier anglers are getting a few perch and the odd lake trout.

 
Apr 5th 2011 - At Lexington - Trollers are taking some lake trout and Chinook in 10 to 14 feet of water on body baits. Dock anglers were taking some decent perch and lake trout inside the harbor.

 
Feb 15th 2011 - At Lexington -Still quite a bit of fishing activity in Lexington harbor, and there were a few decent catches of perch there yesterday. Water conditions are clear and anglers are seeing fish down there but having a hard time getting them to bite. The perch were hitting mainly on spikes and minnows. Occasional brown and rainbow trout are also being caught, mainly on minnows.

 
Jan 31st 2011 - Slow perch fishing, but a few more rainbows and browns (16” to 20”) are being taken on minnows and wax worms or small jigging spoons. Fishing pressure has been light.

 
Jan 11th 2011 - Slow fishing at both ports last week, although anglers at Lexington continue to take modest numbers of perch and rainbow trout. The rainbows are averaging 18 to 20 inches long with occasional larger fish. The first anglers are venturing out on the south side of Port Sanilac Harbor , and one party got a couple of nice brown trout and a small rainbow over the weekend.
 
Jan 6th 2011 - Fishing in the harbors has produced some perch and rainbow trout when using wax worms and minnows.
 

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