They make great Christmas gifts. The following will give you an idea of what to expect and when. Ludington has been a focal point for charter fishing on Lake Michigan since the early 1970's. With natural river mouths, warm shoal water, excellent offshore structure, close proximity to deep water, and the many currents, these waters are kept teeming with activity, making it an angler's paradise. The time to fish those football shaped brown trout which cruise the inshore waters.
Browns still patrol the thin water near shore.
Lake trout season opens and spring Chinook average 6 to 15 pounds, makning a May charter a day you'll never forget. Also the steelhead action is waiting offshore. The month for Salmon and Steelhead. Typically when the big fish arrive, there are more master angler entries made this month than any other, so if you're looking for 20 to 30 poung fish this is the month. The Steelhead fishing continues to improve right into September.