Northern Lake Michigan Fishing Report: September 20, 2010
Manitowoc Co.
Watch out for the orange flags and buoys that mark commercial fishing trap nets set in Lake Michigan. Steer clear and give these markers a wide berth to avoid getting tangled and capsizing. Learn where the nets are set on our Trap Net page.
Water temperatures near shore and throughout the area on Lake Michigan have held steady in the mid-50s, with the tributaries holding in the 58-60 degree range. Muddy water around the pier heads with the north winds over the weekend appeared to slow angler success. Temperatures remained in the upper 50s all week with northerly winds at 5-10 mph. Fishing remains hit and miss for shore fishermen, but the tributaries appear to be heating up. Boats out of both ports have been averaging 2-4 fish per boat. Salmon fishing throughout the past week for pier and harbor fishermen has not changed. Anglers will hook into a school of salmon and land 5-7 fish within two hours, and then the fishing will slow down. Early morning and mid-day appear to be the best times to be out. Many of the salmon caught off the piers are still silver off of Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Blue and silver champs or just plain silver landed a large majority of the fish over the weekend. A few large salmon were also landed off the piers using alewives on the bottom. Trout and coho salmon were non-existent from shore this past week. The West Twin River has heated up all the way to the Shoto dam. Nearly a dozen salmon have been caught a day, but the fish have been pretty dark and skinny near the dam due to their stresses of their spawning run. Anglers have been casting small spoons or casting spawn.
Kewaunee Co.
No report.
Door Co. (Lake and Bay sides)
Boaters and anglers: Watch out for the orange flags and buoys that mark commercial fishing trap nets set in Lake Michigan. Steer clear and give these markers a wide berth to avoid getting tangled in the nets. Learn more on our Trap Net page.
