Grand Traverse Bay Smallmouth Fishing Reports

These reports are from Jon's Guide service a Michigan fishing guide service located in South Boardman Michigan and having remote locations in Baldwin Michigan and Newaygo Michigan, providing guided fly fishing, instruction, and schools on Michigan's "Gold Coast Rivers".  Fly Fishing reports for Salmon, Steelhead, Trout , Smallmouth bass & Carp. Jon's Guide Service offers Michigan guided  fishing services  and trips year round on many of the Midwest's finest "blue Ribbon Streams & Rivers" such as the Manistee River, Pere Marquette River, Muskegon River, Betsie river, as well as Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Grand Traverse Bay. Michigan River & stream based Guided Fly Fishing, Instruction, and schools offered, as well as classes on fly tying and more. Join us for a great day of "Michigan Guided Fishing." 

June 3, 2009

 Michigan Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report

Offering guided fly fishing and light tackle trips

• Traverse City - Grand Traverse Bay (May - July)
• Muskegon River (July - Aug)
• Manistee River (July - Aug)
• Grand River (July - Aug)
• Flat River (July - Aug)

Grand Traverse Bay

Water temp: 45-58 degrees

Water Levels: Good

Smallmouth fishing season has started!

Grand Traverse Bay is listed as one of the top 10 places in the country for smallmouth fishing. Guided fly fishing and light tackle trips are offered.

Grand Traverse Bay is starting to warm, although it has taken it's time to do so during 2009. Look for warming trends to inprove the flats fishing for smallmouth and carp in Grand Traverse Bay in the next week to 10 days.

June is the best month of the year, as fish move shallow to spawn. Currently the smallmouth are in pre-spawn mode, grouping along deep drops in large groups getting ready for the run shallow to spawn. look at these fish moving shallow in the next week to 10 days, and for the fishing to be red hot for about 2 weeks. After the spawn, look for smallies to stage in smaller groups in water 12-15' along th deep drops, working the grasses for crayfish, baitfish, and gobies.

Fishing on Grand Traverse Bay stays good to great untill later July when fish start to go deep as deep grasses and cover become alive with warmer water.

2009 smallmouth and carp photos

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