Saginaw Bay anglers trolling for walleye are switching from body baits to crawler harnesses. That’s a good sign that the early spring pattern is ending and the summer pattern is setting up. Good walleye fishing catches reported from a variety of locations. Limit catches were also reported. Some general hot spots were 21 feet at […]
Saginaw Bay Fishing Report 05/22/2014
Saginaw Bay had a lot of walleye activity on the west side. Boat anglers were trolling in 15 feet off Pinconning or 13 to 18 feet off Linwood. Crawler harnesses and body baits in purple, blue or wonderbread worked best. A handful of walleye were caught northwest of Spoils Island. Catch rates off Finn Road […]
Saginaw Bay Fishing Report 05/15/2014
Saginaw Bay has good numbers of walleye being taken in six to 16 feet off Linwood and Pinconning by those trolling harnesses. Very good walleye action was cited off Jones Road in four to six feet or Quanicassee in six to seven feet. Further up the Slot, walleye were hitting crawler harnesses with spinners in […]
Saginaw Bay Fishing Report 05/08/2014
Saginaw Bay walleye have been caught by those trolling crank baits in 16 feet off Linwood and by those trolling or jigging around the rocks at Spoils Island. A few walleye were taken on crawler harnesses between Quanicassee and Fish Point. Very few walleye were caught between Sebewaing and Caseville. A couple channel catfish were […]
Capt. Dan’s Fishing Report 5/5/2014
As of right now, with the Bays surface temps still in the mid-40’s, it is my opinion that the walleye bite is roughly 1 month behind. Not meaning the walleye are not biting now, just tactics that work during early spring (after ice out) are still working now. When by early May in recent years, […]