Hot 60 Weekend Review — Northern Michigan & U.P. Fishing Update Fishing this weekend showed the shift into fall. Salmon runs remain slower than normal at Tippy Dam and the Boardman River due to low water, but the Betsie River had good action after recent rain. Bluegill are feeding heavily on smaller inland lakes as they prep for winter, and perch fishing is heating up at Portage Lake and Big Glen Lake — the top two hotspots right now. Up in the U.P., anglers trolling Lake Superior brought in ste

HOT BITE 60 – WEEKEND FISHING REPORT (OCTOBER 12, 2025) Presented by Buc’s Aqua Farms Inc. – Michigan’s Live Bait Authority A crisp fall morning across Northern Michigan has kicked off a busy weekend for anglers. The lakes are cooling quickly, deer are moving early, and salmon are on the move. The salmon bite has picked up below Tippy Dam and Hesperia Dam, with heavy concentrations of kings holding in deeper pools. The best presentations have been beads, skein, and spawn sacks early and late in

Bait Man here with your weekend fishing update. The photo today is Todd from Buc’s with a beautiful steelhead out of the Betsie River, caught yesterday on a Hot n Tot. That fish is proof that the fall steelhead run is just beginning across Northern Michigan. A few anglers made it out between the rain showers yesterday and did well on perch in Charlevoix, catching fish from nine to twelve inches. Torch Lake continues to produce steady perch and even a few Atlantic salmon. Big Glen, Lake Leelanau,

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