Early bite for salmon in Saugatuck

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We had another good week of fishing with catches ranging for 8-15 fish a trip. There is a definite early bite with most of the catch coming in the first 3 hours. Chinook salmon and lake trout made up the greatest part of the catch, with a few steelhead and coho mixed in. The best water was 90-110 FOW, but fish were taken from 80-180 FOW. During the beginning of the week the water was a little warmer and fish were caught 50-100 feet down. The water cooled off on Thursday and fish were taken 30-80 feet down.

Pro Chip flashers and Rapture flies were at most productive presentation. The best combinations were: blue wiggle flasher w/ a blue bubble fly, green wiggle flasher w/ a wild fern fly, green slick glow flasher w/ a hypnotist fly, and a chrome green flasher w/ a last supper fly. Fish were caught on Sting Ray spoon on the copper lines throughout the week. Silver orange tip, coyote, glow wonderbread, and the blue cory spoons were all productive. The dolphin and pearl black dot Ace Hi plugs on copper also produced some action over the weekend.

Perch fishing was slow out of Saugatuck and Holland, however it was red hot in South Haven with limit catches being reported.

With a warm weather forecast in sight we expect the fish to continue to congregate in the 90-150 FOW during the upcoming week. For information or charter reservations, email me at [email protected].