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Fishing report as of 9/23. Platte Bay has been a bust this year. The run is worse I’ve seen in last 8 years or so. We been waiting for them to come in and other than one push a couple weeks ago they just haven’t showed up in any significant numbers. Every trip out there you keep thinking they got to be there any day now but as of Tuesday it’s still dead. So unless a miracle happens and on the next hard North West blow they show up all of a sudden this year was Not good. ![]()
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We fished Betsie bay also and there was a fair amount of fish in it but just not biting as water temp was 65 degrees. ![]()
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After fishing the morning in Platte Bay n Betsie Bay I figured since I still had the boat hooked up to the truck and after a little nap I decided to give Manistee Lake a try for the afternoon bite. I haven’t fished it in 5 years since I’ve been focusing on Frankfort area and within the first 20 min I caught a nice king and ended up with 2 after only a couple hours of fishing n seen several more caught. I was throwing a fire tiger thunder stick n they hammered it. ![]()
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It’s the tail end of the run there but there’s still fish in it n they at least were biting.
Just FYI…. Jimmy from Michigan out of Doors let me know that our episode should be airing this week Thursday 9-18. So check out your PBS station this Thursday usually like 8 or 8:30pm time slot or the replay on saturdays if u miss it or just stream it on Hulu etc…![]()
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Hopefully it comes out ok! 🤞
Platte Bay is still slow fishing. Fish are like 3 weeks behind now?? I don’t understand it?? We all have been waiting for them to show up in mass numbers but it’s slow going. There’s some fish around the mouth at times n a few down in the hole. ![]()
They “should” be showing up any day now. Just waiting for them, ![]()
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In mean time some fish moved into Betsie bay yesterday n I was able to fish with my fishing buddy Bubbles, and we were able to get 1 king on skein n 1 jack coho jigging. I missed about 4-5 other hits on the skein rod n couldn’t set the hook in time.
