Near Ludington, activity is very good for walleye, king salmon and bluegill in Hamlin Lake and Lake Michigan. Muskegon Lake anglers are reporting good panfish catches including perch and bluegill. Activity out on Chippewa Lake is good, with walleye taking crawlers and leeches. Decent numbers of king salmon and brown trout are being taken at several locations from Lake Michigan in the western section of lower Michigan. Very good numbers of small-mouth bass and perch are being pulled from Gun Lake and Fish Lake.
Leeches are crawlers are working well.
Lake Michigan anglers will find increasing success for trout, bass, walleye and salmon off the shore of Ottawa and Allegan counties. Hutchins Lake in the New Buffalo area has been producing bluegill on wax-worms. Bluegill and large-mouth bass are taking spinner bails and red worms from inland lakes near Rogers City. Activity near Alpena is favorable, with catfish taking crawlers in the Thunder Bay River. A fair number of king salmon are also being taken with spinner baits.