Michigan King Salmon Fishing Report RSS

Just a Quick Little Steelhead And Brown Trout Fishing Report to give you all an idea of whats going on out on the water! Waters getting low and so are the temps, with the huge drop in temperature so quick it has slowed down the fishing, but dont worry it should pick up once the temps stable out and stay cold. If you are headed out for trout, try streamers in the 3-5 inch, in colors like black, yellow, and purple. If you want to nymph we were throwing euro style eggs, sexy waltz, and mid tags. Steelhead fishing is...

 Well Fall is here and in full swing... From the temp drop, leaves changing colors, and oh ya Kings, Coho, and Steelhead are in hot and heavy! With the lack of water across the state it's been tough trying to fight the low gin clear water.  The name of the game right now is huge attractor patterns or tiny subtle patterns to get bites, whether that be blob eggs to size 8 McFly foam eggs but for the most part the key is fishing lighter line such as 10 lb. to get bites more often.  The rigs my clients and myself...

This Fall has certainly been interesting, and at times a bit frustrating. With August-like weather leeching into the king salmon run and scattered, short-lived rainfall across most of the lower peninsula, many of us are hoping for a long cold soak. Many steelhead anglers are happy to see lower, fairly consistent temperatures ahead.  The run of king salmon is tapering down and a few coho are being found. Steelhead numbers are increasing. Swinging bright, sparse baitfish patterns is a great option.  Brown trout have been caught behind spawning kings using egg flies, and some are eager to eat larger brown...

As you probably know by now, our salmon season was fantastic this year. Lots of huge fish were caught, many more were lost. The strength of these fish will never cease to amaze. CHECK OUT THE NEW FILSON UPLAND GEAR!   The King Salmon are a mainstay of our fishery. They provide an opportunity for anglers of all skill levels to encounter some truly massive fish. Resident trout also feed heavily on their eggs, giving them a protein boost to sustain them through the winter.  Aside from that, they bring in huge amounts of business to communities that rely on that...