Category: Lake Michigan Fishing Charters

July 12th Leland Fishing Report

July 12th Leland Fishing Report.   The Manitou Passage is really good for fishing King Salmon and Lake Trout. The following Pictures just show how good it is. Fishing is Fun! Give us a call and let’s go have some Fun!    

Leland Fishing report July 1st

Fishing out of Leland Michigan is Fantastic. North Manitou Island is giving up a handful of King Salmon almost every day. It is just a matter of time until a large school of Salmon will show up. However, right now the Lake Trout are the showstoppers. We are catching large, heavy, hard fighting,  trophy Lakers…. Read more »

Friends and Fishing Go Together

There are many things that go together like peanut butter and jelly, sunshine and the beach, snowing and skiing, however when it comes to fishing the best thing is a friend. Like in this picture here. Bill had on the fish of a lifetime. This fish was screaming out line and it seemed that Bill… Read more »

Welcome Fishing Season 2023

The 2023 fishing season has started. Up here in northern Michigan the fishing has been good, we have been able to get out. I have run a few shake down trips with friends and family. The Leelanaut, a Hewescraft 250 Alaskan, is running well. I have added a few new rod holders, tackle storage, and… Read more »

Lake Michigan personal best!

What makes a fishing trip outstanding? Is it the number of fish you catch? Is it the species of fish that you catch? Is it the fight that the fish gives? Is it the weather? How about the scenery? Is it calm seas and a blue bird sky day? Is it the family and friends… Read more »

Sport Fishing Leland Michigan Salmon Recipe

Sport fishing Leland Michigan can be a lot of fun for the whole family. Spending a day fishing on Lake Michigan is exciting. Catching a line screaming, rod bending, heart pounding salmon would seem to be enough for most anglers when charter fishing on Lake Michigan. However the fun of salmon doesn’t end with catching… 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 »

Some Times It Takes a Family

Dad is now reelin in a fish of his own because the family has hooked into a triple three fish on at the same time

What is great about owning a charter fishing operation on Lake Michigan is all the families we get to spend the day with. On this day Captain Dylan needed a little help. They hooked into a double! When fishing on Grand Traverse Bay doubles happen more than one would think. When the fish are big… 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 »