Category: West Grand Traverse Bay Fishing Charters

Traverse City Captain’s Blog June 6th, 2026

Traverse city fishing charter group holding up their best catches of the day out of Grand Traverse Bay

The Traverse City 2026 fishing season has started with great fishing all around Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. The lake Trout fishing has been phenomenal in West Grand Traverse Bay. The fish have been plentiful and hard fighting. We have been using Hammerhead cowbells, mostly silver or the silver and green, with a spin-n-glo behind… Read more »

August 3rd, 2025 Fishing Report

The fishing in northern Michigan for Lake Trout and King Salmon is definitely in its prime right now. We can expect the Fishing to stay strong for the next 6 to 8 weeks. And it will be strong both from the port of Leland and West Grand Traverse Bay the port of Traverse City. From… Read more »

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 »