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Boat Insurance From BoatUS Last update: 8/18/2008 09:34 AM Saginaw Bay Area Fishing Report
by Captain Ryan
Posted: 08/18/2008
I had my last scheduled fishing trip on the bay today and we ended up catching 13 walleyes. We fished in 27-30 feet of water just south of Pt. AuGres. Crawler harnesses with silver and chartreuse blades were the hot baits. Hot depths were 25-35 feet behind the board. Bottom bouncers also took several fish. . . Photos
Captain Ryan Sagady
Bay Sportfishing
Saginaw Bay Area Fishing Report
by Captain Dan
Posted: 08/15/2008 Hi, Folks.
Very sorry about not posting a report for over 2 weeks. I wanted badly to have another limit day during the month of August to prove what I've been saying to be true, but it does not appear to be in the cards this year like it was last year. The Bay has turned over badly the last 2 weeks because of some fierce wind storms, and has scattered both the baitfish and the walleyes. Oh, there are still some nice catches coming in, but the work to find and get them is a lot tougher then it was in July, when just showing up was the criterion. Most of the more successful guys now are fishing shallow on the Reefs and Bars with meat or small cranks. While a few are still finding decent catches out deep, but it's more of a crap shoot. I did fish on the 2nd of August and we boated 9 walleyes, but only 5 were keepers. Then I went fishing the river for a day during one of the wind storms weekends and caught some smallies. I do have 3 more trips booked for August and will post about them good or bad. I also learned something new about our fishery that I'd like to pass on. Our DNR has started to explore the idea of planting herring in Lake Huron and eventually into the Saginaw Bay. Below is an E-mail my DNR buddy sent me concerning this idea and I post it here for your knowledge. Also won't be long now until the river walleye fishing gets hot. Lots of those charter dates available. But for now be safe, fish smart and tight lines. Some truth in those 2008 Herring plants Dan: 6,250 lake herring fingerlings (nice ones too, see attached photo) were planted in Thunder Bay here in Alpena. These fingerlings were the product of an experimental lake herring culture pilot project. For the last two years the DNR has been engaged in a pilot project to refine the culture and logistical details of lake herring rearing with the idea that we may someday (in the near future) embark on a larger scale lake herring stocking program. The fingerlings that were stocked this year were the result of that pilot project effort. Understand that the goal this year was not to have a big plant, but to just learn better how to collect the eggs and do the rearing. Anything that got stocked was just frosting on the cake so to speak, for this year. The pilot project is a success in that we are learning lots about how to go about this. Yes we had some poor egg fertilization rates, but that is how we learn to do this. We hope to have those bugs worked out this coming fall. Presently we plan another year of the pilot project (2008/09). The final decision to embark on a large scale reintroduction effort has not yet been made by the DNR. That will be taken up later depending on the results of the pilot project. Saginaw Bay is a candidate reintroduction location, partly because historically lake herring used the bay for spawning and nursery grounds. Remember that lake herring (also called cisco) are native to Lake Huron. There are still lake herring in Lake Huron today but very little in the Michigan waters of the lake south of the straits. The goal (if this ever happens) will be to reestablish a breeding population in these areas. This is not a put-grow-take concept, but rather a reintroduction idea. The hope is that lake herring would become abundant enough to serve as a viable forage fish for Lake Huron's (and Saginaw Bay's) predators. Lake herring too are a popular sport fish in their own right as well. . . . (pictures).
Saginaw Bay Fishing Report - Au Gres
by Captain Terry
Posted: August 01, 2008
The hot weather this last week really turned on the walleye in Saginaw Bay! This fishing was "red hot" all along the bay from AuGres to Sebewaing. Anglers fishing the 10 ft or less depths in the nearshore weed beds were doing extremely well using crawler harnesses. The weeds can be a problem, so check the baits often, as walleye aren't into "veggies"! A lot of big fish we caught this last week (4-9 lbs.), but the average walleye was 18-23 inches and there were lots of them. Crawler harness were the primary method of fishing; however, some anglers were also doing well on Hot 'n Tots and catching some of the bigger fish. Small spoons such as Silver Streak Juniors and Stingers were also producing fish when run above the Tots off a 3-way swivel. Things quited down out around the Charity Islands for most anglers, as fish were hard to come by. August is generally a good month to catch fish in the deeper waters off Big Charity Island, so keep an eye on that, as fishing could get good fast--especially if the inner bay waters heat up too much (73.4 F on the surface yesterday (Thursday). Good fishing and be safe--keep life jackets handy and the marine radio at hand. Thunderstorms feed off the hot weather and invariably develop in the afternoon. If all the boats in your fishing area suddenly pull up and head shoreward, check the marine weather band IMMEDIATELY . Channel 5 covers Saginaw Bay with constant weather alerts. Good fishing and safe boating! Capt. Terry Walsh Termar Charters
Lake Huron Fishing Report - Harbor Beach
by Captain Janice Deaton
Posted: Aug 18, 2008 King Salmon fishing is still scattered with the high winds that we have been having, but you might want to try in 70 to 120 feet of water, straight out and North of the harbor first thing in the morning and later in the evening. Try fishing the top 20 to 60 feet of water for best results. Fish those color lines, the fish have been setting in them. Best lures are the small Pro Kings, small J-Plugs, regular size Silver Streaks and Small Dreamweaver lures in Greens, Silver, Blues, Copper, and Black colors with white or glow. You might want to try some five and 10 color lead (led) lines too.
Lake Trout fishing is scattered as well, try in the 70 to 120 feet of water areas straight out and North of the harbor, try using ghost colored dodgers with silver or green colored spin and glows and small spoons fished close to the bottom. Some other colors to try are yellow, white with pink dots, or blue colors. Regular and mag size clean spoons trolled fast (2.5 mile per hour) have been working well also fishing top to bottom.
Perch fishing is slow do to the weather but try South of the harbor by the cemetery, and outside the lighthouse as well, fishing the 30 to 40 foot of water areas
Bass fishing is still good inside the harbor and close to shore casting or trolling body baits and spinners.
Steelhead fishing is still scattered, try Straight out and North of the harbor in 50 to 120 feet of water. Best lures are the Orange, Yellow, or bright Pink Dreamweavers or Silver Streaks. Don’t fish too deep, they have been coming in the top ten to thirty feet of water areas! Look for those color lines for best results.
Some Walleye continue to be taken South of the harbor as well as straight out of the North gap, and as far North as Grindstone, try trolling a crawler harness with night crawlers or small spoons and hot n tots for best results. Coral colors, greens, and blues have been working well. Fish the 50 to 90 foot of water areas, fishing top to bottom. A slow troll should work best.
Be patient, the wind has switched so fishing should pick back up again now! Those fish just do not like high wind and storms!
Good luck fishing and Keep those lines tight!
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