South Haven

[NCobb]

Anyone been to South Haven pier fishing? Just wondering if there is steelhead yet?

[danthebuilder]

Water temp on the filtration plant said 55. If that's true the steelhead are in. The issue is now that it isn't too safe to stand on the pier right now. Weather is a little too nasty.

[NCobb]

Ok ya I have been watching the weather to see but the winds have been to strong. What wind speed is to fast to be out on the pier? And also do people use spoons on steelhead during this part of the year?

[danthebuilder]

The end of the north pier guys use spoons for steelhead. Mainly orange spoons. As for windspeed thats up to you. The waves are more of the killer for me. I only carry a 1.5 oz pyramid weight and if that isn't holding too well. I use that as a sign that its time to go. When the wind isn't out of the west as its been. You can normally fish one of the piers as the other will protect you from the waves. Saying that the north pier is where 90% of the pier fishing is done.

There is a small craft advisory throught wednesday afternoon also if you look at tomorrow's forecast for LM845....

Tuesday

West winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers until midday...then showers likely in the afternoon. A slight chance of waterspouts through the day. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

If you drive to South Haven and its a little nasty you're not out of options. If you go by the boat launch. You can fish the park there. If you drive past the boat launch to the end of the road. Take a right. Go to the end of that road and there will be a turn around. That area there is set aside for fishing. This is where you'll run into the locals. They rather fish there than the pier. A lot of steelhead end their life in that ~200 feet section of river. The land that is vacant on the other side of the little stream that is there is also city owned. You can fish there. The city is currently trying to get a grant to fix that side of the stream up. Grant money is a little hard to come by these days so it might take a few years but they're pretty determined to eventually get it done. I think they've been rejected 4x so far.

You can also park at the kal-haven trailhead behind the court house and walk a quarter mile down the kal-haven trail past blue star highway & fish the boardwalk area that's in the turn in the river. You can fish on the land also past the boardwalk all the way to the covered bridge on the kal-havn trail as its all state owned. Its shy of a mile down the trail the parking lot. I like to fish there when its blowing on the pier but its a trek.

There is a steelhead tournament the saturday after thanksgiving so figure it out before then and come take everyones money.

[NCobb]

Thank you so much. I have never been to South Haven and I usually fish holland pier and they use shrimp on a bobber for steelhead. Thanks again and hopefully will see you out there. I might have more questions lol.

[NCobb]

Anyone catching anything at South Haven?