SPECIAL NOTE
Fishing Reports will continue. However, due to medical conditions, my fishing charter business is on temporary hold. You can e-mail me for any fishing questions.
- posted by Bill @ 8:32 AM

 
FRANKFORT - May 10, 2005
Betsie River slow all year. Only one good run. Everyone catching drop-back fish now. Lots of small Steelhead in the river and around the pier heads. Should have a really good year in 2007. Some Browns being taken at the pier heads, but slow.

Good Walleye reports coming from the mouth of Portage Lake. Good Walleye in Manistee at night at the pier heads.

Crystal Lake - jumbo perch, but very spotty. Not many boats fishing yet. Should pick up in the next week or so.
- posted by Bill @ 9:24 AM

 
LONG LAKE - MAY 10, 2005
Everyone doing good on the Walleyes. Bobbers and leaches best. A little warmer water at the south end of lake in some of the bays, producing better. Heard good report about using jigs and minnows in 20' of water, working the jig up the bank just before dark. Should get steadily better throughout the month.
- posted by Bill @ 9:21 AM

 
TRAVERSE BAY WEST - MAY 10, 2005
Lots of Steelhead on the beds in the Boardman. Some Steelhead and Walleyes being caught at the mouth of the Boardman. Still a group of boats fishing every day in front of the Holiday Inn. 90' of water. Jumbo Perch. Some Lake Trout being taken. Long lining with pearl flat fish - U20's. 10-15' of water.
- posted by Bill @ 9:18 AM

 
TRAVERSE BAY EAST - MAY 10, 2005
Reports of white fish 30-60' deep off Dock Road (Deep Water Point). Wigglers & small minnows. Some jigging. Some Lake Trout on the banks. Not many people targeting them now.
- posted by Bill @ 8:59 AM

 
TRAVERSE BAY (EAST & WEST) - 8/8/04
Kings starting to filter into both Bays. Dodgers and flies. Cut bait working excellent also. Lake Trout fishing still excellent, very early/very late bite. No perch reports.

- posted by Bill @ 8:30 PM

 
LONG LAKE FISHING REPORT - 8/8/04
All Walleye reports coming from deep water - 35-45' down. Most panfish 23-30' down.

- posted by Bill @ 8:28 PM

 
FRANKFORT FISHING REPORT - 8/8/04
Best fishing in years. Pier head fishing has been excellent. Lot of boats still fishing off the bank, 30-60' down. Attractors and flies best. Many kings being taken off the wall, casting or using live alwifes. No report from Crystal Lake.

- posted by Bill @ 8:25 PM

 
MANISTEE FISHING REPORT - 8/8/04
King fishing excellent. The fish have been into the piers several times, very early and very late. Most fishermen going to the first bank, fishing 50-80' down. Spin Doctors best. J-Plugs starting to work.

- posted by Bill @ 8:20 PM

 
EAST BAY FISHING REPORT UPDATE - JULY 10, 2004
Lake trout fishing good. 80 - 100', depending on the wind. Lots of undersized fish being released. Cowbells and green Spin 'n Glows best. White fish still good 40 - 60' (Deep Water Point). Everybody using spawn. Bass totally off the beds. Fish the breaks. Crawfish colored tubes the best bait. 12 - 20' down.
- posted by Bill @ 1:32 PM