Ludington fishing report

I will be in Ludington most of the next few weeks if you are interested in booking a trip please call me at 231-250-9745. As email access will be very limited. We do have openings.

Contact Info

http://www.hattrickfishing.com
Jon Kolehouse
Phone: 231-250-9745
Email:jkolehouse@sbcglobal.net

Aug 24 2008

We have openings this week and labor day weekend, please call 231.250.9745 to book a trip.

Sorry for the delay in getting a new report up, I have been very busy on the lake and away from the computer. The fishing has not been red hot but has been very steady. The morning bite has been fast and furious some days.....almost non existant the next.. Some boats are doing well very shallow. The most consistant water has been out deep 200-400 fow with a mixed bag of Kings,Cohos,Steelhead, and Lake trout. Spoon programs for the mix, flashers and flies for the Kings. Lots of boats fishing PM lake early and late.

Call 231/250-9745 to get a day on the water with "HATTRICK" charters.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome

Aug 14 2008

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on ! PLEASE CALL 231.250.9745 to book a charter, email availability is limited for me this time of year.

The fishing the last few days has been DECENT....one day a total wack fest , the next couple trips a slow pick with a decent number of fish in the boat. There are fish all over ...PM lake,the channel and pier heads are producing for those willing to dare the combat zone. North to the point and out and south in front of the projects in 100 fow.The best baits have been J- plug type baits,silver hordes and ace highs. Make sure it GLOWS !. Flashers in various colors with green and blue flies. Moonshine spoons durring the low light times of the day have also been decent. We are needing a few days of south winds to set up the offshore fishing and help the numbers. Oranges and reds up high for steelies have been good also.

Call 231/250-9745 to get a day on the water with "HATTRICK" charters.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome

Aug 10 2008

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on ! Call for current specials !

Recent North winds have slowed the bite and cooled the water. Shallow water programs and pier head fishing has been the norm for the last few days. High traffic has made the fishing tougher with everyone fishing in close. The best baits have been J- plug type baits,silver hordes and ace highs. Make sure it GLOWS !. Flashers in various colors with green and blue flies. Moonshine spoons durring the low light times of the day have also been decent. We are needing a few days of south winds to set up the offshore fishing and help the numbers.

Call 231/250-9745 to get a day on the water with "HATTRICK" charters.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on ! Call for current specials !

Awesome fishing continues !!! Same baits...same set-ups all getting hammered by big kings !!! North and south...straight out...shallow and deep !!! Call us to get on the water and experience the hottest fishing of the summer.

The fishing this week has been great ! heavy boxes of mature kings and sore tired crew's complaining of strong,mean,nasty KINGS ! Are you up for it ? Book a day or two and put your crew up to the biggest, badest, meanest KINGS of the year .

I also offer Instructional trips if anyone is interested, you can set rods,pick baits and learn from a pro as to the what's,why's and whens's to set up for our late summer fish.

Call 231/250-9745 to get a day on the water with "HATTRICK" charters.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome

July 30 2008

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on ! Call for current specials !

Only a few days till August returns on the calendar,bringing in the most consistent month of fishing for the fleet. August means heavy Kings returning to stage for their fall spawning runs. Usually the wind,water and weather play less of a factor in August as the fish are homing in on their natal rivers. This helps the fishing stay RED hot. Time to step up in line/leader weights to welcome the KING'S return. Large flashers,bigger flies,plugs and the old phrase....."if it don't glow it don't go ! " Moonshine,Stinger Nitro and Large glow spoons will get hammered this next month. Cut bait will also play a huge part of filling the box !

I also offer Instructional trips if anyone is interested, you can set rods,pick baits and learn from a pro as to the what's,why's and whens's to set up for our late summer fish.

Call 231/250-9745 to get a day on the water with "HATTRICK" charters.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 27 2008

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on ! Call for current specials !

Tougher fishing the last couple trips, changing water due to the changing winds have kept the fish on the move and scattered. Ealry mornings have been somewhat normal but the bite has not lasted long. The key has been to try to stay on top of the small schools of fish. Flashers and flies and moonshine spoons have been the best on my boat. Along with cut-bait on my low divers and 300' coppers. The Good news is the the fish are looking VERY healthy and FAT ! the Kings are running 3-4 pounds larger than last years fish at this time and that is a great sign of the health of our current fishery.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 24 2008

Still plenty of prime week and weekend dates available. Open charters this weekend !! Come get your fish on !

Another fun trip with the kids from Mystic Lake YMCA this week. These youngsters teamed up and landed the biggest fish of my season so far ,tipping the scales at 21 lbs. A true brute on a 300' copper rig with a large white flasher and herring rig. It's great seeing a summer camp that gets these young kids involved in the outdoors.

Recent north winds have cooled the water and spread the fish out. Flashers and flies along with meat rigs on large flashers are getting the job done. Glow spoons in the early and late hours are working also. This years adult kings are much larger than last years average by a few lbs. Alot of kings being taken topping 20 pounds yet to come. I am sure we will see fish in the upper 20's before it is all done.

Give us a call to get on the water ! Family's and kid's are always welcome and will guarantee to make memories that you will never forget.

These fish are mean and show little remorse for our tackle ! Are you up for a challenge ?

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 20 2008

The fishing over the weekend was GREAT ! As you can see by the pics they're are some vey nice kings here ! Fish pushing 20 lbs with a high teen average was the catch, along with a few nice lake trout. Typical big fish set ups were the daily menu. Large flashers, cut bait, flies and magnum spoons. There is alot of bait in the Ludington area and the fish are stuffing themselves with magnum alewives. The fishing will continue to improve over the next several weeks as the large adult kings move closer to their staging areas.

These fish are mean and show little remorse for our tackle ! Are you up for a challenge ?

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 18 2008

The fishing in Ludington continues to be great this week. The warmer water has pushed the fish deeper . Look for the cooler water for the most active fish. It looks like our mid summer patterrs are kicking in with flashers and flies doing most of the damage. Cut bait has been hot on the low divers and deeper rigers and cores. Long coppers with flashers have been great this week getting deep and away from the boat. Moonshing spoons have been great early and late !

A busy weekend in Ludington with the Gander Mountain Pro-Am tourney. Lots of fun and fishing is in order. We have openings for charters all weekend. The best fishing of the season is upon us and the fish are BIG ! Rumors of many fish in the low to mid 20's this week.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 14 2008

Anyone interested in fishing the Ludington tournament? We have availability for this awesome fun event! Great fishing...great times ! Contact us if you are interested. Tourney dates are July 19,20

After what was going to be a very busy several days on the lake, we were only able to fish twice due to storms and very high winds. The fishing was great Sat night for big 4 yr old Kings north of ludington. Sloppy seas and strong currents make these fish a real battle. Flashers and flies, along with Moonshine spoons did the damage.

Monday am the lake had settled after a huge South / West blow and the fleet was out looking for the fish. Fished north along the bank and found the water to be very warm down to 100'....Fish were very deep in the AM. Moved west and found the fish a little higher. And the water a little cooler. Divers with flashers and flies, and long lead cores did the damage. Took a mix of kings,lakes and even a very nice 10 lb brown.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 9 2008

Anyone interested in fishing the Ludington tournament? We have availability for this awesome fun event! Great fishing...great times ! Contact us if you are interested

Another great trip with the guys from Mystic Lake YMCA. This is always a fun trip with these young fisherman taking turns bringing the days catch in. Fishing continues to be spotty and here one day gone the next. The good news is that there are some realll nice Kings around ,if they would just stay put it would help. Changing winds from the south,then north,then west ....and so on has the lake very wishy washy. Most of the fish are coming on flashers and flies...white blades with green flies and the blue bubble combos are working well.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 7 2008

Anyone interested in fishing the Ludington tournament? We have availability for this awesome fun event! Great fishing...great times ! Contact us if you are interested

There one day gone the next ! The big schools of kings have been well scattered due to the changing winds. Look for constant winds in the south or west direction to set up Ludington's shoreline for great fishing later this week ! Sunday we took several kings down deeper in the cold water on blue bubble spinnies and flies. Full cores with lemon ice and divers with meat rigs were good also. Fished the bank up to the point then headed west and took fish over 300 fow.

Dont feel like getting up early ?? Join us for an afternoon charter trip and enjoy the sunset while you catch salmon and trout.

Kids and families are always welcome!

July 5 2008

Anyone interested in fishing the Ludington tournament? We have availability for this awesom fun event! Great fishing...great times ! Contact us if you are interested

The big north blow has scattered the fish. Friday the fishing was scattered with most boats catching 5-10 fish ,but working for everyone of them. Very cool surface temps as cold as 41 degrees has the fish from the surface to 50' down. There are some very large kings in the area, but the recent winds have scattered the numbers. Lead cores in 2-10 colors and high divers from 75-100 back. Riggers 25-55 down. Spoons and flasher fly combos working equally well.

Call 231.250.9745 to get your FISH ON !

June 29 2008

WE STILL HAVE OPENINGS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND.

Bring the family out for a fun day on the lake catching salmon and trout.

Anyone interested in fishing the Ludington tournament? We have availability for this awesom fun event! Great fishing...great times ! Contact us if you are interested.

The fishing has picked up the last few days and should remain great for the remainder of the summer. Big adult kings have moved into the ludington areas as well as great numbers of Lake trout and steelies. Typical morning setups with flashers and flies have been hammering the kings and surface setups 2-5 colors of lead core for the steelies and lakers. Bottom bouncing for lakers has also worked well. Blue/green dolphins,lemon ice,SOG,several moonshine spoons also working very well. Green or white flashers with green or mirage flies. Meat rigs on coppers and low divers are hot !

We still have openings on the Fourth of July weekend.......give us a call for some great summer action.

June 21 2008

Typical June water conditions have set up...great surface action on steelies! Fish your salmon patterns below for a multi level fishery. Lead cores for 3-15 colors. Mostly spoons, but flashers and cut bait are still taking the larger Kings.Riggers 40-80 down and divers spread around will get bit. Water temp are finally starting to set up and it looks like a great summer fishery once again in Ludington.

Still plenty of openings for the summer please contact us for a wonderful day on the water.

Remaining June Days only 400.00. Rates will be going up slightly from our regular rate of $440.00 for 1-4 people in July due to gas prices.

June 10 2008

SPRING SPECIAL !!! ANY REMAINING OPEN DATES IN JUNE ONLY 400.00 FOR 1-6 PEOPLE. I understand gas prices are crazy.... This will leave a little extra for your expenses.

Another morning trip postponed due to stormy weather.....the late start didnt stop the crew from boxing out a 4 man limit of really nice spring kings !! Several fish into the teens and a good mix of other year classes. Spin doctors and flies on the chute rigger and low divers,moonshine spoons in the moonshine and yellow submarine and stinger spoons in SOG and black raspberry did very well today for our crew. Again cut bait scored the largest fish on a large flasher and froggy teasers and head.

A good south blow has set the water up and brought hungry fish to Ludington. Give us a call plenty of openings to get you on the water !!! and into the spring Kings !!

June 8 2008

SPRING SPECIAL !!! ANY REMAINING OPEN DATES IN JUNE ONLY 400.00 FOR 1-6 PEOPLE. I understand gas prices are crazy.... This will leave a little extra for your expenses.

As expected a good south blow has brought the kings back into Ludington, A 5 man limit of spring kings was the order Saturday morning. Fished north on the bank and found the fish up near the point again. Moonshine spoons,Yeck Wart Frog and Stinger SOG all took seveal fish. Cut bait on large flashers on low divers and full cores also kept us busy. The water is the same temp top to bottom and fish were taken on half cores all the way past 100 foot down.

Interested in goin out an having a hands on charter call us to set up an instructional charter and learn how the pro's do it !

June 2 2008

SPRING SPECIAL !!! ANY REMAINING OPEN DATES IN MAY OR JUNE ONLY 400.00 FOR 1-6 PEOPLE. I understand gas prices are crazy......book with me and I will only charge you 400.00 for any remaining trips. This will leave a little extra for your expenses.

Fishing over the weekend was spotty,most boats only a few fish and the fish were coming from the surface to the bottom.Mostly spoons in typical spring colors,mixed veggies,lemon ice,sog,and double orange crush. Lakers are being taken on the bottom with typical cowbell peanut rigs.

A good steady blow from the south will get things going again,too much north wind is keeping the water cool in Ludington.

May 22 2008

The kings are here !!! This week the fishing was great for spring Kings up to 17 lbs. These early fish are great fighters due to the cold water.....the DO NOT run out of gas on you ! Flasher and flies along with spoons all getting bit ! Steelhead and lakers also in the area.

Openings all weekend....call 231.250.9745 to get your FISH ON !!!

May 11 2008

Shakedown cruise 2008 was a success.....fished with a few friends and other capitan's from my marina, boxed 5 fish and let another grow up in a mornings fishing. Also lost 5 or 6 . Surface planers with j-11 rapalas in various colors did the trick as with a few bites on riggers and divers. Nothing on the cores for us today. Various spoons,copper b,mixed veggies and moonshines all got bit !

The Kings are here !!! Also found bait in all the fish...which is a great sign.

Plenty of open dates....give me a call and lets get on the water !!

231.250.9745

May 5 2008

The boat is in and ready to fish !!!

Shoreline browns and lake trout are providing some great action! Fish shallow with long leads and planer boards to get the rods bent ! A few kings have been caught in Ludington and those numbers should improve everyday as the water warms and more guys begin fishing and looking for the big spring kings !

Call us for a day or two on the water !

There is a lot of buzz in the charter industry about gas prices forcing us to raise the price of charters this summer.I have not yet decided if I am going to raise the prices, I will try not to but it may be something we have to do.

If you book now with a paid deposit I will lock you into the current rates.

March 30 2008

Well winter has finally passed us by for the most part and spring is trying to get here. I am still currently guiding for steelhead on Michigand trout streams but the "Hattrick" will be in the water in about 4 or 5 weeks ready for the assult on the big water. I am getting calls for summer trips and some of the prime days are booking up. Now would be a good time for you to call me and get a day or two set up for the summer. The fishing forcast is still expected to be a great year like the last two.

If you book now with a paid deposit I will lock you into the current rates.

Look for the fishing reports to start early May. Till then if you need to get out I do have a few openings late April on the river for Steelhead.

September 3rd

Well the season on the big lake for me is wrapped up, Tuesday Sept. 4 marks the beginning of the river season.

The fishing out of ludington again this year remained excellent with great people to fish with and lots of hungry fish. I would personally like to thank everyone that helped make this season a great one aboard the "Hattrick". I hope to see you all next season.

The fishing on the lake remains great with plenty of 4 yr olds and lots of 2-3 yr olds to be caught.

Please visit us at www.riversbendguideservice.com for more great fishing trips and current river reports thru the spring.

See you all next spring

Capt. Jon

August 28th

The fishing has remained AWESOME !! Lots of big hungry kings on all trips. The shallow water plug bite has been great in the am, along with spinnies and flies. Pretty much anything that glows is getting hammered in the morning. The bite has lasted for an hour or two then it does get a little harder. Afternoon charters are giving up similar results with a good steady pace to the bite. Look for the fishing to remain strong for a few more weeks for the adults. We still have some openings including labor day weekend.

August 11th

Sorry for the lapse, I have been away from the computer for the last several days. The report is that the fishing is EXCELLENT !! The morning bite has been fast and furious on my boat with early limits,doubles,triples and quadruples going in the dark ! Lots of big Kings and big Cohos ! Best lures have been green,white,black rotators with green,mirage and pickled sunshine flies doing the best. Cut bait on big flashers on low divers and cores have been hot ! Jplugs in green glow and wonder-bread have also been getting bit. We have a few afternoons open this next week and the afternoon bite has been great with a good steady bite ! Get a fish reset the rod and another is going shortly. Some morning openings after the 21 st. Call us to get on the water and have a ball on the Hattrick. Pictures coming soon.

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