Clubs & Organizations

• Blue Water Sportfishing Association - Port Huron, MI

  • Salmon and Trout Fishing Club

• IGFA - Dania Beach, FL

  • Keeps track of all World Fishing Records.

• Detroit Area Steelheaders - Warren, MI

  • Salmon and Trout Fishing Club

• M.O.M.C. - St. Clair Shores, MI

  • created to provide a forum for Muskie fisherman of all skill levels to come together and enjoy Muskie fishing...

• National Fishing Hall of Fame - Hayward, Wisconsin

  • The purpose of developing an attraction and a museum to collect, preserve and display the artifacts of the sport of fresh water angling.  To conduct a public service program for qualifying, compiling, publishing and updating record fresh water fish catches.

Weather and Lake Conditions

• NOAA Nation Weather Service - Click image for location

  • Land & Lake Conditions

• Great Lakes Modis Imagery - Sat. Imagery

• Coast Watch

  • Surface Temps

  • Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis (GLSEA) - Ice Coverage

  • US_Midwest Snow Coverage - Ice Coverage

  • Current Visible Reflectance Products - Suspended solids and Algal Blooms

  • Great Lakes Statistics - Average Lake Temperatures

  • Great Lakes CoastWatch In-Situ Data

    • Wind Fields, Wind & Wave Nowcast and Forcast - Link to Wave Height

    • Lake Water Levels

    • Lake Bathymetry

    • Other weather related links

• Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting Systems

  • Marine Observation Stations and Interactive Buoys

  • Lake Forecasts - Temp, currents, ect.

• National Data Buoy Center

• Midwest Radar image - Animated Images files that show rain and snow.

• Kincardine Amateur Weather Station

• Great Lakes Bathymetry

• River Conditions

  •     PERE MARQUETTE RIVER

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Harbor Camera's

• Lake Huron

  • Alpena

  • Lexington

  • Mackinac Bridge

• Lake Michigan

  • Ludington - pier

  • Ludington - Harbor View

  • Grand Haven

• LSSU Aquatic Research Fishcam

Fishing Reports

Fish-Ludington.com

Fishing Tackle Manufactures

Salmon

Muskie

1. Spoons

   1. Silver Streak / Wolverine Tackle

   2. Pro King

   3. Northern King

   4. Dreamweaver

   5. Yeck

2. Divers

   1. Slide Diver

3. Flashers/Dodgers

   1. John King Reel Flashers - 11" Fish-shaped Flasher.

   2. Bechhold Fishcatcher - Rotating Flasher.

   3. Opti Dodger

1. Body Baits
   1. Loke Lures
   2. Nils Master
   3. Lapper Lures
   4. Ziggie Lures
2. Knipex 8" Bolt Cutters
3. Esox Angler Floating Measuring Stick
4. Special Mate Tackle Boxes
5. Fish Thanks

General Tackle

1. RP2 - Salmon and Muskie Rods

2. Salter - IGFA certifiable scale. Electro Samson 55lb is perfect for great lake trollers.

3. Luhr Jensen - Dipsy Divers, J-Plugs, Dodgers, and Tech Tips

4. Cannon Downriggers - Electric Downriggers

5. Big Jon - Planer Board Reels & Radar Arch Rod Holders.

6. Reels

   1. Penn - Fullcore Reels

   2. Daiwa - Rods.  Downrigger, Halfcore Reels

   3. Shimano - Muskie Reels

   4. Newell - Core and a Half Reels

7. Fish Hawk - Speed and Temperature Probe at the cannon ball

8. Lines -

   1. Seaguar - Fluorocarbon fishing lines

   2. Cortland - Leadcore and Braided Lines

   3. Berkley - Mono Fishing Line

   4. Maxima - Mono & Leader Fishing Lines

   5. Power Pro - Braided Lines

   6. P-Line - Fluorocarbon fishing leaders

   7. Ande - Mono Fishing Line

9. Fishing Hooks

   1. Gamakatsu - All Single Hook Applications

   2. Mustad - All Double and Treble Fishing Hook Applications

10. Garmin - Fishfinders and Chartplotters

    1. Software Updates for 238 and MapSource

11. Offshore Tackle - In-Line Planer Boards and Fixed Slider Releases

12. Scotty - Excellant Downrigger and Planer Board Releases for Salmon Applications

13. Down-East - Salty Rod Holders (Great for divers)

14. WTP INC. - Tape for Lures

15. Frabill - Landing Nets

Misc. Equipment

1. Ocean Waves - Polarized Sunglasses in Bright Conditions

Fishing Magazines

Great Lakes Angler