https://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/fishing-hunting-outdoors/discover/unread/enGreat report! We went Saturday out of Whitehall and caught brown and lake trout in 20-25 feet of water on thinfins. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes FishermanMon, 13 Apr 2026 12:52:18 +0000Here is the great lakes water levels for the last few years. https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/wlevels/dashboard/ Here is a decent synopsis of the historical and future water levels by the Tip Of The Mitt Watershed Council. It is from 2023, but it shows the long term trends. https://watershedcouncil.org/great-lakes/current-historic-and-future-water-levels/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:58:57 +0000I just checked earlier in the week and didn't see the buoy broadcasting data. Many thanks for the update. Fin Warrior gets wet in 8 days. Getting anxious to fish!Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:18:21 +0000Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:04:59 +0000Getting the boat wet for the first time in 2026 this Saturday. Heading out of South Haven or Saugatuck in the evening. Any reports on Walleye or Coho?Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:23:34 +0000Condition Used - like new Great lakes trolling Rod and reel combos for sale. up in Harrison, Michigan or will meet at agreed upon location if you are buying multiple combinations. Pricing is firm unless you would like to make a reasonable offer for all which I would consider. No shipping is available. 4 combos have been sold as indicated.....3 are still for sale All Okuma Coldwater reels have been used for one season and are in like new condition. All Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rods have been used for one season and are in like new condition. The Talora 9ft rod has been used multiple seasons and is a bit shop worn but still in good condition. All reels have 330 Yd. Blood Run Blue 50lb braid for backer except for the Okuma CW 453 D line counter; it has Ande 20lb mono w/2color lead core. SOLD....A-2 each - Okuma CW 553 LS reel Loaded with backer and 300 ft Blood Run weighted steel W/ Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rod. Price $140.00 each SOLD....B-1each- Okuma CW 553 LS reel Loaded with backer and 300 ft Blood Run weighted steel W/ Talora 9ft Medium rod with twili tip. Price $140.00 SOLD....C- 1 each Okuma CW 553 LS reel Loaded with backer and 200 ft Blood Run weighted steel W/ Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rod. Price $140.00 D- 1 each Okuma CW 553 LS reel Loaded with backer and 100 ft Blood Run weighted steel W/ Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rod with twili tip. Price $140.00 E- 1 each Okuma CW 553 LS reel Loaded with backer ONLY W/ Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rod. Price $125.00 F- 1 each Okuma CW 453 D line counter reel loaded with 20lb backer Ande mono and 2color lead core W/ Okuma Classic Pro lp-cl 862 M rod. Price $125.00jThu, 09 Apr 2026 19:32:22 +0000Right by Waukegan just south Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile AppWed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:46 +0000Greetings - I live downstate but have access to the lake through Naval Station Great Lakes... I have a 17' Crestliner Sportfish and would like to start fishing the lake with my sons early this summer. Any recommendations or other info is greatly appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile AppWed, 08 Apr 2026 16:07:23 +0000I prefer a stiff wind in my 14’. Trolling with the wind is the poor man’s autopilot. I run all my rods on one side of the boat if possible - port as that’s the side I’m facing - to make them easier to watch and to leave the other side open to play/land fish, if they play nice however larger kings and steel sometimes disregard my best inputs to convince them where they should go.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:12:15 +0000Thanks for the report. I haven't been on here forever.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:27:51 +0000I realize this is an older posting but I thought I see if you still have the back to back seats. If you do, where are you located? ThanksMon, 06 Apr 2026 17:46:57 +0000I've found that Traxteck end piece with the Alan wrench is sufficient. Most thieves don't carry an alan wrench set.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:25:34 +0000If anyone's interested in creating a Salmon fishing Network based around those of us who typically fish from say...Port Washington to the IL line, please send me a message and I'll start an email group. As we all know Sharing/ receiving info on up to date, daily depths where the fish are, is half the battle. I've been Salmon fishing LM for 30 yrs, recently retired and plan on going a few times a week this year.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:18:03 +0000Check out Black Pearl Charters in Holland,Mich. They have lots of experience. I believe their pontoon is 28' and they catch salmon. Its set up with many rod holders, planer boards, downriggers, dipsies, lead core, copper, etc.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:30:19 +0000Nice setup Brian Welcome to the site!Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:06:25 +0000Hello, Purchased a Hewescraft hardtop sea runner late last year that came with a Lowrance Elite FS 9 at the helm, NAC1 Auto Pilot w/ sea star hydraulic steering. Got the boat out once before winter hit hard; (did have to bust through some ice at huron to get onto erie!) the auto pilot worked great making steering adjustments from the HMI inputs on the Lowrance. Decided I wanted a Lowrance mounted at the business end to be able to make auto pilot steering adjustments out back.. IYKYK. Installed a 12" Elite FS at the helm and moved the 9" out back with just power and ethernet between the two units. The 12' at helm has the transducer and NMEA network connected from a splitter. Everything syncs and works except autopilot on the 9", ALL works on the 12" now at the helm. The aft lowrance connected by only ethernet states no autopilot computer. Is it just a NMEA 2000 I'm missing to the 9" or is it a configuration setting that I am missing? Thanks in advance for any help. If you are familiar with these systems, please let me know if you need more info to provide input.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:50:17 +0000Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:32:17 +0000Selling my Penn 320 gti reels some lead core and mono $50 each call dave 312 771 8839Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:17:17 +0000Is the boat still availableTue, 24 Mar 2026 15:08:37 +0000Nicely done.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:50:55 +0000Nice job , we were down there yesterday also from 8am to 1pm with the same result. Hopefully the lake clears up some in the next week or so.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:51:15 +0000Open to all. Both events will be hooooge.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:31:57 +0000It was never really planned for the 2026 regulation booklet, especially after the state budget and a different but related Senate Bill posted on the same day…set us back quite a bit while that was dealt with. HB 5093 still on track.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:30:01 +0000Great Condition. P/u Jenison, MI One hundred fifty dollarsThu, 19 Mar 2026 13:49:01 +0000A great Lake to catch big Blue Walleye 4/5 hours to GTA - open water season only angling. 1600 kms of shorelines - like 1000 lakes joined together. Blue Walleye, Yellow Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike , Lake TroutWed, 18 Mar 2026 17:26:30 +0000