Saugatuck Michigan Fishing Reports

Deep water produces limit catches in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (9/24/2011)
140 foot of water produced some very good salmon catches with some steelhead and lake trout showing up.

Salmon, steelhead, and trout in deep water by Ron Westrate (9/19/2011)
With the warm water along the shore, the fishing has picked up off shore in deep water.

Water temperature raises 20 degrees overnight in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (9/11/2011)
The excellent pier fishing that existed during the week slowed this weekend after the raise in water temperature.

Hot Salmon Fishing in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (9/04/2011)
I you want to catch salmon, not is the time to fish out of Saugtuck with limit catches common.

Flashers and Flies in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (8/28/2011)
Falshers and flies on copper, downriggers and dipsy divers are catching big salmon.

Frequent 20 + pound salmon catches in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (8/21/2011)
Just about every trip produced a salmon that would exceed 20 pounds or at least push it.

Multiple 20 pound salmon in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (8/15/2011)
This past week went from taking 80% Lake Trout per trip to taking 90% salmon per trip.

One day with the steelhead in front the Saugatuck Piers by Ron Westrate (8/07/2011)
With cold water moving in mid week, we found steelhead in front the piers.

Limit perch catches and salmon hitting in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (7/31/2011)
More and more salmon are showing up in 80 foot of water and some limit catches of perch are being reported south of the piers.

Lake Trout with a few silver fish in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (7/24/2011)
Fish the bottom of lake trout and the 40 to 60 foot range for salmon and steelhead.

Steelhead at the piers at Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (7/17/2011)
Early in the week we fished for salmon and steelhead 9 miles out but by the weekend we were fishing in 15 foot of water for steelhead.

Salmon showing up in deep water in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (7/11/2011)
You can fish in 100 foot of water for mainly Lake Trout or move out to 200+ feet to fish for salmon and steelhead.

Oceana Fly Hot in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (7/04/2011)
Limit catches occured this past week with the creel consisting of lake trout and chinook salmon.

Pound Bottom For Lake Trout and Salmon in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (6/26/2011)
Pounding bottom is producing some good catches of Lake Trout and some salmon.

Rough Water with Good Catches of Salmon by Ron Westrate (6/13/2011)
The week produced some very good fishing however there was a lot of wind and rough water.

First 20 pound Chinook salmon of the season. by Ron Westrate (6/05/2011)
Fishing in 100 foot of water produced the first 20 pound chinook salmon this season.

May 29 Saugatuck Fishing Report by Ron Westrate (5/30/2011)
Good fishing throughout the week with catches from 10 to 20 fish per boat.

Kings and Lake Trout in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (5/15/2011)
Cold, wet and windy conditions produced some good fishing for salmon and trout in Saugatuck.

Lots of Lake Trout with a few Chinook Salmon in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (5/08/2011)
You can either bounce the bottom and fish for lake trout or fish the upper layers of salmon.

Chinook showing up in the Saugatuck creel by Ron Westrate (5/01/2011)
The chinook salmon are beginning to show up in the creel in Saugatuck.

Limit Catch of Coho out of Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (4/17/2011)
The coho and lake trout are being caught out of the port of Saugatuck. In addition some reports of good perch catches out of Grand Haven and Holland have been reported.

Fish catch fluctuates throughout the week in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (4/10/2011)
The catch rate decreased from 20 fish per trip to 2 to 6 fish per trip.

Spring Fishing in Saugatuck by Ron Westrate (4/04/2011)
Fishing is very good off the piers and in the lake south of Saugatuck with CoHo and Brown Trout being the most abundant.

Red Hot Steelhead Fishing by Ron Westrate (11/09/2010)
Fishing in the Kalamazoo River is red hot with very low water levels.

End of the 2010 fishing season by Ron Westrate (10/12/2010)
Fishing out in 130 to 200 foot of water was good for salmon and steelhead.

Switch from Lake Trout to Salmon by Ron Westrate (10/03/2010)
The closing of the lake trout season forces a switch to salmon fishing.

Limits on Lake Trout but few Salmon by Ron Westrate (9/19/2010)
Limit lake trout catches were the rule this past week, however very few 4 year old salmon were caught.

October wind in September by Ron Westrate (9/12/2010)
High winds and high seas have kept the boats off the lake for the last 10 days.

Wind, Wind and more Wind by Ron Westrate (9/05/2010)
Due to high winds and rough water, we only fished 1 out of the last 7 days.

Where are our salmon? by Ron Westrate (8/29/2010)
A mid week blow rolled in cold water and scattered the salmon out to 200 foot of water.

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