Category: Fishtown Fishing Charters

Fishing Report May 5th, 2023, Leland, Michigan

Today was a great day to be fishing on Lake Michigan from the port of Leland. Fishtown was relatively quiet as far as visitors are concerned, but the fishing was good. Today was windy, cold, and raining however the fishing was hot. Today we left late in the morning with James and his groomsmen. We… Read more »

Fishtown/Leland is getting a lot of press lately

What the locals and annual visitors have known for years, the rest of the world is getting to know how wonderful a place Fishtown and Leland can be.  Travel & Leisure magazine just published their 20 Most Beautiful Small Towns in the US . We have had the pleasure of sharing this beautiful place that… Read more »

Leland Fishing and Memorial Day Holiday

May 15th, 2022 We are halfway through May and the fishing is outstanding just about everywhere! The new boat has been out on a couple of trips with a lot of success. We were trolling for lake trout and notice a school in shallow water. We stopped the trolling, sent down the Minnkota with spot… Read more »

Let the 2022 Fishing Season Begin

May 2022 is here and sport fishing on Lake Michigan is happening. As the water warms the entire food web seems to move to the shallow water. We have bait fish, minnows, bugs and lake trout and salmon all around. I have been taking the, LEELANAUT, the 2nd boat in our fleet, a 250 Alaskan… Read more »

Spring 2021 Fishing Update

Lake Michigan fishing charter success!

The Spring fishing on the Leelanautical has been outstanding. I want to thank all my customers for some incredible adventures chasing and catching a lot of big Lake Trout, salmon and steelhead so far. This Spring has been good for Steelhead, we have caught more this year than in past years. The spring run of… Read more »

2021 Grand Traverse Bay Fishing Charters

May 16th, 2021 The 2021 fishing season has started with plenty of sporting fishing action and excitement. We have been catching limits of fish out of Leland in the Manitou Passage and Traverse City in Grand Traverse Bay. That is right, this year Reelin Leland Fishing Charters can offer fishing trips out of multiple ports…. Read more »

Recent Fishtown Fishing Charter Recap

The Leelanautical went out of Fishtown on Saturday morning to find less than desirable conditions. The wind was blowing, raining at times, and cold. With that said, we had a Great time, caught a limit of Lake Trout and gave Marshall more marital advice than he ever wanted. The guys did a great job even… Read more »