Betsie River

[Fishing Report]

A fish kill occurred in the river below the Homestead Dam during a U.S. Fish & Wildlife lampricide treatment last Friday. Not all the chinook salmon were killed during the treatment as the Betsie River hosts a large annual run of chinook salmon because of the excellent habitat for natural reproduction. A fresh run of chinook salmon were reported entering the river and moving upstream, and these fish are safe to eat. Fishing at the M-22 Bridge has been really good this week as most anglers are catching fish. Further upstream, the Homestead Dan has fish below it, but the better fishing has been along the middle stretch of the river.