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Lake Michigan Spring Bite Heats Up: Salmon, Trout and Perch Limits This March
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for anglin' on Lake Michigan right here in Chicago. It's March 14th, 7:22 AM, and we're thawin' out with air temps in the upper 30s to low 40s, light northwest winds kickin' up some chop per the National Weather Service marine forecast, partly cloudy skies. Sunrise was at 6:24 AM, sunset around 5:51 PM—solid 11-hour window. No real tides on this big lake, but NOAA says water levels steady at 577.8 feet, with minor wind surges possible.
Fish are wakin' up as water temps nudge 40°F! Illinois DNR and local Chicago Park District reports show coho salmon hot in 20-40 feet off the piers—limits of 4-8 pounders on spoons last week. Brown trout and lake trout stackin' near breakwalls and rock piles, 1-3 per trip common, up to 12-pounders. Steelhead runs pickin' up at river mouths like the Chicago River, perch thick in 15-25 feet with 10-20 fish limits daily. Lake-Link notes coho just pickin' up these last couple weeks, mixed bags trollin' shorelines.
Best lures now: glow spoons like Moonshine or Williams Wabler in silver/glow green for salmon and trout—troll 1.8-2.5 mph. Small jiggin' raps or orange crush jigheads for perch. Drop-shot rigs with Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm in green pumpkin crush smallmouth on transitions. Live bait rules: spawn sacs or minnows for steelhead/browns, worms or alewives for perch and lakers.
Hot spots: Navy Pier for salmon trollin' or pier jiggin'—fish stacked! Montrose Harbor piers for browns and perch in the pockets.
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Fish are wakin' up as water temps nudge 40°F! Illinois DNR and local Chicago Park District reports show coho salmon hot in 20-40 feet off the piers—limits of 4-8 pounders on spoons last week. Brown trout and lake trout stackin' near breakwalls and rock piles, 1-3 per trip common, up to 12-pounders. Steelhead runs pickin' up at river mouths like the Chicago River, perch thick in 15-25 feet with 10-20 fish limits daily. Lake-Link notes coho just pickin' up these last couple weeks, mixed bags trollin' shorelines.
Best lures now: glow spoons like Moonshine or Williams Wabler in silver/glow green for salmon and trout—troll 1.8-2.5 mph. Small jiggin' raps or orange crush jigheads for perch. Drop-shot rigs with Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm in green pumpkin crush smallmouth on transitions. Live bait rules: spawn sacs or minnows for steelhead/browns, worms or alewives for perch and lakers.
Hot spots: Navy Pier for salmon trollin' or pier jiggin'—fish stacked! Montrose Harbor piers for browns and perch in the pockets.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI