Lake Michigan Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Bailey Adamavich
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Reported: 3 years ago

We have an ungodly amount of coho salmon in the rivers right now. Brown trout and steelhead are also mixed in, just not in good numbers yet. We're doing a lot of casting and retrieving of hard lures, such as spinners and crank baits. As well as float fishing bobbers...

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Bailey Adamavich Baraboo, Wisconsin Reported: 3 years ago

We have an ungodly amount of coho salmon in the rivers right now. Brown trout and steelhead are also mixed in, just not in good numbers yet. We're doing a lot of casting and retrieving of hard lures, such as spinners and crank baits. As well as float fishing bobbers and beads to imitate salmon eggs.

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George Cini
Monroe, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

Perch fishing has really picked up in the river walleyes are starting to bite to

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George Cini Monroe, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

Perch fishing has really picked up in the river walleyes are starting to bite to

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George Cini
Monroe, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is starting to pick up! The perch are starting to come in but are still a little slow. The water is still a little too warm, but in the next couple weeks it should be turning out to be pretty good as long as the winds lay down!

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George Cini Monroe, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is starting to pick up! The perch are starting to come in but are still a little slow. The water is still a little too warm, but in the next couple weeks it should be turning out to be pretty good as long as the winds lay down!

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Fred Bolton
Thompsonville, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

Hard to believe another salmon season has come and gone here on northern lake Michigan. The last 3 weeks many salmon have left the big lake and entered into the river systems to do their spawning. However that does not mean that you cannot go out on the big water...

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Fred Bolton Thompsonville, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

Hard to believe another salmon season has come and gone here on northern lake Michigan. The last 3 weeks many salmon have left the big lake and entered into the river systems to do their spawning. However that does not mean that you cannot go out on the big water and still catch 1 in 2 year olds on the days that the wind allows you to get out

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Chris Rugg
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good catching some nice size coho and getting a mixed bag of fish from steelhead to lake trout and some nice kings are showing up more

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Chris Rugg Kenosha, Wisconsin Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good catching some nice size coho and getting a mixed bag of fish from steelhead to lake trout and some nice kings are showing up more

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Jarrod Hasse
Stevensville, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

St. Joe fishing has been on fire with limits of lake trout every morning and double digit catches almost every afternoon. Most fish are coming deep on downriggers and divers. With some really nice kings being take on long Morgan's coppers pulled by church tackle to 44s.

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Jarrod Hasse Stevensville, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

St. Joe fishing has been on fire with limits of lake trout every morning and double digit catches almost every afternoon. Most fish are coming deep on downriggers and divers. With some really nice kings being take on long Morgan's coppers pulled by church tackle to 44s.

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Fred Bolton
Thompsonville, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

King Salmon fishing remains good here in August on northern Lake Michigan many 20 to 30 lbs catches. Salmon flys behind Attractors along with meat rigs behind attractors glo spoons working very early morning in the low light. Typically Salmon hang out in the Thermalcline upper 40° to 50° temps...

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Fred Bolton Thompsonville, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

King Salmon fishing remains good here in August on northern Lake Michigan many 20 to 30 lbs catches. Salmon flys behind Attractors along with meat rigs behind attractors glo spoons working very early morning in the low light. Typically Salmon hang out in the Thermalcline upper 40° to 50° temps and prefer low light conditions.

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Jarrod Hasse
Stevensville, Michigan
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good outta st joe, been having a nice mix of lake trout and king salmon with our biggest topping the scales at 22.8. Most fish are being caught on dreamweaver spins drs with either spin n glow or flies behind them on divers and riggers on the...

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Jarrod Hasse Stevensville, Michigan Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good outta st joe, been having a nice mix of lake trout and king salmon with our biggest topping the scales at 22.8. Most fish are being caught on dreamweaver spins drs with either spin n glow or flies behind them on divers and riggers on the bottom or deep Morgan's copper pulled by church tackel tx 44 planner boards in 120-160 foot of water. Best action coming in the morning or as the sunsets.

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