The walleye season opened this past weekend however the weather did not cooperate. Winds of 30 mph and rain on Saturday forced walleye fisherman into protected areas of the river and then by Sunday the Kalamazoo River was muddy due to the 2 in of rain and had risen 12 in. There were a few walleye caught on Saturday but I did not hear of any caught on Sunday.
The report on Lake Michigan is improving with the water beginning to warm and a few bait fish starting to show up. The wind has slowed fishing action, however when the weather cooperates, there have been good catches of Lake Trout and a few salmon reported. The temperature ranges from 44 to 49 degrees in 40 to 90 foot of water. Fish the top 35 foot of water in this depth. Full core and half core of lead core line with Stingers and Stingray lures and flat lines with green and red/gold thin fins produced well. Also Slide divers with ProTrol blue bubble and mountain dew flashers and Rapture Blue Hypnotist and Sour Apple flies produced well.
With the warming of the water and the appearance of the bait, hour fishing should improve and the salmon should follow the bait in. For information or if you would like to book a charter, email me at captron@chartermichigan.com.