July 4 Fishing Update – Frankfort, MI Excellent king salmon action this morning between the Saddle and the Sand Bowls, with steady bites from first light through mid‑morning. CatPack Sport Fishing also earned Big Fish honors and a top‑two finish in the annual Uncle Sam Shootout. Conditions are excellent for July kings, and we have July–August dates available. Book Your Trip: https://fshb.kr/catpack-sport-fishing

We had a fantastic morning on Lake Michigan today while pre‑fishing for a local tournament. The kings were active right away, and we boated several quality fish using a mix of wire divers, downriggers, and long copper lines. Our top three salmon weighed 49.5 pounds, and conditions look great for upcoming trips. If you’re looking for big‑fish action, now is the time to get out here.

We finished last night’s trip 9 for 12, but it took some time to locate the fish. We started by running the slot into the Herring Hole, working 120–140 FOW. The graph was almost blank — very few marks — and we didn’t take a single hit in the deeper water. 41°F at 120 After covering that water thoroughly, we made the decision to slide up onto the top of the bank inside the Herring Hole, in 40–45 FOW. We found 49°F water at 35 feet down, and the fish had moved up into that warmer band. Several tight bait balls were stacked on the bank, and every pass through them produced hits. Once we settled into that zone, the bite turned steady and consistent. Catch Summary Total Hits: 12 Fish Landed: 9 Species: 6 Kings, 3 Lake Trout Best Water: 40–45 FOW (top of the bank in the Herring Hole) Best Depths: 35 Location: Herring Hole Productive Setups No standout - fish off short cores-Cu, wire divers, and riggers. Lake Trout: Mr. Chrome (Standard) — wire diver, 65 on counter — 8 lb Super Slim Sour Patch Free Slider rigger at 35— 6 lb White Slick/Pickled Sunshine — high wire diver, 60 on counter — 5 lb Kings: Silver Streak Black Screwball — rigger, 35 down — 2 lb Super Slim Magic Man — 100 copper — 2 lb, 1lb Mini Orange Crush — 3‑color — 2 lb Warrior Blue Dolphin — rigger, 40 down — 11 lb Moonshine RV Dancing Anchovy — free slider, rigger at 35 — 2 lb

We fished a short two‑hour window last night and went 5 for 7 on kings. Working down the slot into the hole we found some nice fish higher in the water column. Temp break was only about 35 down and the kings wanted spoons on the faster side. Most of the fish coming off short cores 5 & 7 colors. We have openings for July and August. Book your trip: https://fshb.kr/catpack-sport-fishing

Did a little scouting for trip to. Started about 120 south of the pier heads down to the Saddle and back. Nobody around us. Water temp moved since Sunday. Get out about 130 FOW and 50 degrees is about 65 down. It was 80 down in 110 FOW. We were 7-9 just targeting kings with spoons fishing from about 7:45-10. Did have one laker. No super small fish. Couple 3-5, couple 7-8 and couple double digits and laker was close to 10 as well. Standard Warrior Blue Dolphin at 60 went three times and Black Screwball twice at 50. Soda SS free slider with Screwball also had a hit. Moonshine Mongolian Beef off the high diver running at 65 feet on the ST took the largest king and the lake trout was on the other diver running down at 80 with MC Letner Eat. 300 cu with MS Bloody Nose had a small king hooked in the dorsal. All but one hit was from 9:10-9:45.

We had steady action this weekend out of Frankfort with a consistent mix of lake trout, scattered kings, and one standout steelhead to close things out. Most of our bites came working the Saddle toward the Point, with fish holding in 100–125 feet on the riggers and 200–300 feet on the divers. Lake trout were the most reliable all weekend, hitting Dreamweaver Whirly Gigs and Spin‑N‑Glo Sunshine behind 8" Spin Doctors. Kings were smaller but steady, taking Silver Streak Orange Crush, Moonshine Mongolian Beef, Carbon 14, and Bloody Nose on a mix of free sliders and short copper. Sunday evening produced the highlight fish — a bright steelhead on a Super Slim Beef Eater in the Sand Bowl. Very late June and early July can also produce excellent offshore Steelhead action when we get the warm, calm days needed for that pattern to set up. It’s one of our favorite trips of the season. Text for details if you’d like to get out when conditions line up. The lake is warming and stabilizing, and the king salmon pattern should continue to build as we move into July. We have openings later this month for anyone looking to get out on the water.