FISHING CONDITIONS ON LAKES CADILLAC AND MITCHELL
FROM PILGRIM VILLAGE FISHING SHOP
September is a great time to fish. Take your pick, the rivers, the piers or the lakes all are alive. The fish start bulking up for Winter and are hungry. The only problem is that it’s also the start of small game hunting with archery Season close by. Decisions! Decisions!
Manistee River:
The cool nights are dropping the water temperatures and the salmon are migrating up the rivers. Chinook salmon mixed with Coho and a few trophy Browns have made their way as far as Tippy Dam on the Big Manistee. On the cloudy, drizzly days they can be caught all day. Fresh fish cruising up river are aggressive and will attack crank baits – especially Strom Thundersticks. Another effective method is bobber fishing with fresh skein.