Fishing the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes covers the lakes and their tributaries. The water people actually fish here is open lake, harbor mouths and the tributary runs.
5 species below, each with the baits that work, how to work them, where the fish hold, and the months they're worth targeting. October has the most species at peak (5).
What’s biting, month by month
The months each species is worth planning a trip around in the Great Lakes.
| Month | At their peak |
|---|---|
| January | Lake Trout · Steelhead |
| February | Lake Trout · Steelhead |
| March | Brown Trout · Lake Trout · Steelhead |
| April | Brown Trout · Steelhead |
| May | Brown Trout |
| June | Muskie · Salmon |
| July | Muskie · Salmon |
| August | Muskie · Salmon |
| September | Brown Trout · Lake Trout · Muskie · Salmon |
| October | Brown Trout · Lake Trout · Muskie · Salmon · Steelhead |
| November | Brown Trout · Lake Trout · Steelhead |
| December | Lake Trout · Steelhead |
Every species in the Great Lakes
5 species, each with what to throw, how to work it, where they hold and when they peak.