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Our
season is April through late September. Full day fishing
charters leave the dock at dawn and return to the dock around
2:00 or 3:00 pm pending on the fishing. Half day charters
start at or just before dawn and end around 5 hours later. The
afternoon charter leaves the dock around 3 or 4 pm. and return
about 5 hours later. |
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You’re Date, Your Fish |
Steelhead |
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Fireplug Charters
starts out in the cold waters of April, fishing closer to
shore and with “planer board with lines clipped to them” as
the fish are generally near the surface as the water
temperature begins to warm up. These are good times for
catching Brown Trout as they are hungry, looking for something
to eat from the run-off from the cliffs from the melted snow
and spring rains. |
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Brown Trout |
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In June and July we
travel farther off shore to the deeper waters and fishing
grounds for lean powerful Steelhead or Rainbow Trout, Lake
Trout and some King Salmon as they follow baitfish and cooler
water. Out in deeper water is where we find the scum lines or
bug lines on the surface and thermal bars that run down a
little deep as the Lake Trout, Salmon and Steelhead school-up
out here. There is plenty of action our here in “the deeps”
and 20 fish on in a day is common. |
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King or Chinook |
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In late July and into
August, the water warms up and fish are plentiful, although
lean Lake Trout are harder to find. Quality is what we’re
after, as we look for the big King or Chinook Salmon, and the
beginning of a Coho Salmon run. The strength of the Kings and
the fight they put up is unbelievable. This is great time for
“catch and release” fishing although the fish have a lot to do
with that. |
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Lake Trout |
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September brings shorter days and a cool down of the waters
near
the
Manistee
Harbor.
The fish start to move off shore again. This is a beautiful,
but at times a windy month, with excellent fishing days
getting better as spawning begins. Coho are more plentiful
again.
Many good eating sized fish have been caught in September and
October. |
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Coho Salmon |
