Muskegon: Boat anglers found good numbers of Chinook salmon, along with a few steelhead, lake trout, and coho salmon. The best depths were 30 to 90 feet down in 90 to 180 feet of water. The most effective baits were a mix of green and orange spoons, green meat rigs, and white flasher-fly combinations. Pier fishing was slow for anglers casting spoons targeting freshwater drum.
Grand Haven: Boat anglers caught a mix of Chinook salmon, lake trout, steelhead, and coho salmon. Most catches were 30 to 90 feet down in 90 to 160 feet of water. Green and orange spoons worked well, along with white flasher-fly combinations. A few Chinook salmon were caught on meat rigs fished deeper in the water column. Pier anglers targeting salmon reported a tough bite.
