Category: Grand Traverse Bay Summer Fishing

July 20th 2025 Fishing Report

When we get to the end of July most people start to think about King salmon fishing. Though we have caught a couple kings in West Grand Traverse Bay earlier in the year, now is the time to target King salmon fishing. The next two months will have more and more kings returning to West… Read more »

June 15, 2025 Fishing Report

Fishing on West Grand Traverse Bay remains excellent. Limit catches of Lake trout have been taken while trolling the banks sometimes shallow, sometimes a little deeper with cowbells and spin-n-glo baits and flashers and spin-n-glo baits. Cisco fishing is also good casting Kast Master jigs up to the bank with slow retrieve. We can expect… Read more »

Grand Traverse Bay Fishing Report

July 12th Traverse City Fishing Report   Fishing in Grand Traverse Bay this week has been very good. The high winds have not caused any problems with finding fish, causing currents, or moving warm or cold water around. The fish seem to be in a stable and predictable pattern. We are finding and catching both… Read more »

Summer Fishing Update – August 2021

Giant fish caught on Lake Michigan

The salmon and lake trout fishing has been just excellent this summer. We have been able to get everyone on good fishing. Grand Traverse Bay has been great for us when the rough wave conditions wouldn’t let us fish out of the port of Leland. We have launched from Leland, Suttons Bay and Traverse City…. Read more »