10/7/26 Southwest Lower Peninsula, Michigan DNR Fishing Report

 

Southwest Lower Peninsula

Muskegon: When weather permitted, boat anglers caught immature Chinook salmon and steelhead in 50 to110 feet of water. Orange and green spoons fished in the top 50 feet of water worked best. Anglers casting from the breakwalls were unsuccessful targeting mature Chinook salmon.

• For a more accurate report on the Muskegon Lake & the Muskegon River I suggest reaching out to the people at Snug Harbor Outfitters. Phone: (231-719-0759)

Grand Haven: Decent numbers of immature Chinook salmon and steelhead were caught in 60 to 150 feet of water. Orange, green, and yellow spoons worked best when targeting the top 60 feet of water. Pier anglers targeting Chinook salmon were unsuccessful.

South Haven: Boat anglers caught good numbers of fish. Anglers targeted fish in approximately 100 feet of water. Pier fishing slowed, though an occasional salmon was still caught. Casting spoons was the most productive method. Overall fishing was very slow, and no yellow perch were reported.

St. Joseph: Boat anglers caught a few fish, with the most productive water located around 80 feet of water. Fishing was slow overall, but that remained the most effective depth. Pier fishing was very slow for all species. Yellow perch fishing continued to produce good results. Fish remained scattered, with 40 to 60 feet of water proving to be the most productive range.

St. Joseph River: Decent numbers of salmon were caught in the lower river as well as at the Berrien Springs dam.

For more bait shops in the southwest lower peninsula follow the links below:

Berrien County Bait Shops: Click Here!
Allegan County Bait Shops: Click Here!
Ingham County Bait Shops: Click Here!

Branch County Bait Shops: Click Here!

Barry County Bait Shops: Click Here!
Montcalm County Bait Shops: Click Here!
Kalamazoo County Bait Shops: Click Here!
Kent County Bait Shops: Click Here!

Your area may not be listed within this fishing report so below is a list of links to pages in Southwest Michigan to help guide you to public lakes in your county.

Allegan County Public Lakes: Click Here!

Barry County Public Lakes: Click Here!

Calhoun County Public Lakes: Click Here!

Cass County Public Lakes: Click Here! 
Kalamazoo County Public Lakes: Click Here!
Oceana County Public Lakes: Click Here!
Ottawa County Public Lakes: Click Here!
Van Buren County Public Lakes: Click Here!
Barry County Public Lakes: Click Here!