Salmon Fishing

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What is it with Our Fascination with Large Fish?

July 26, 2012

What is it with our fascination of large fish? Is it a fear factor of not knowing what’s down below? Man has a natural instinct to fear large predators dating back to dinosaur times. I’m guessing T-rex had a lot to do with that. You’d think by now after having fire for over a million [...]

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School’s Out Forever

June 21, 2012

I can still remember Alice Cooper belting out our class song back in 1972. It was just for a week and then the uppity ups in student council changed it to some Beatle’s song. Now it’s appropriate for a different set of students and a different type of school. Wilson Middle School in Wyandotte has [...]

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Don P. Steely Head Salmon

Manistee King Salmon Tournament

August 22, 2011

By: Milton F. Whitmore It was only a one day affair, but from the 5:30AM meeting in the parking lot at the boat launch to the goodbyes in the early evening, it was one busy, fun filled 12 hours. Once again, members of the online site MichiganSportsman.com gathered for a day of fishing adventure. Salmon [...]

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Tricks For Taking Lake Michigan King Salmon

August 22, 2011

By: Terry Leverett Some of these tricks aren’t for everybody and some are not easy to use but they have all worked for me when other methods aren’t working. Some of you may have seen my forums post about “the catch of the day”,.. well I was using some of these tricks when I caught [...]

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Great Lakes Salmon and the Dog Days of Summer

August 22, 2011

By: Mike Boyd of Coldwater Charters The Great lakes salmon fishing has been in full swing for a few months now with the ravenous appetites of the Salmon and Trout gorging on huge pods of bait fish all Spring. As the heat index rises and the bait [Alewife's] starts to disperse the fisherman rely on [...]

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The Lost Art of Downrigger Fishing

August 22, 2011

By: “WormDunker” These days everybody thinks you have to use leadcore, wire line, drop weights and countless other modern ways to catch salmon and trout. Believe me these are not new ways to catch our great lakes fish. The downrigger was invented (by a fisherman I’ sure) to do away with these methods and make [...]

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Clay's Pier Steelhead

Prime Time for Beach or Pier Fishing

August 22, 2011

By: “Shoeman” It’s that time of year again. The Browns, Coho and Steelhead are staging near shore, creek and river mouths. This is when the boat-less fisherman can cash in on some real dandies fishing from the beach or pier fishing. As the water temperatures near shore drop into the fish’s preferred range, we can [...]

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Reminiscing on Fishing Paradise in Lake Michigan

August 22, 2011

By: Mike Boyd of Coldwater Charters The winter blues are getting me down so I must reminisce about days gone by. My first thoughts go right to the Big water of Lake Michigan and April when the seasons changes are taking place. The warming temperatures are soothing my soul. The thought of the boats maiden [...]

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Kirk's fish

A Spring Salmon Fishing Charter

August 22, 2011

By: Kirk Howes It’s been close to thirty years since I last saw Leon fishing for anything that would bite on the Pine River, in Smiths Creek, Michigan. Leon was an old guy who fished alone for suckers mostly, though he did show me how to fish stumps, for Rock Bass. There have been many [...]

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Finding Lake Huron’s Spring Salmon

August 22, 2011

By: Steve Brandle – This appeared in the April ‘97 issue of Michigan-Out-of-Doors Fishing for salmon on Lake Huron in April and May can be a challenge for even a seasoned big-lake angler. The fish are constantly on the move in search of the right water temperature and schools of bait fish. Additionally, the weather [...]

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