Stowaway Charters

1 day ago (05/21/2012)

fishing report from Stowaway Charters 231-425-8962

The fishing is very good on the point right now. We went 8 for 16 on our charter Friday. The fish are scattered from the top to 160'. Our best rigs were 5 color cores and wire divers 225' back. Our best depth was a buck seventy five out to 260 fow. A 10" Mountain Dew spin doctor with a cold steel meat rig went 7 times. The two half cores went 4 times, one with a Yeck fireball and the other with a Yeck Steelie Dan on it. Dreamweaver...

11 days ago (05/11/2012)

Friday, May, 11, 2012

The brown fishing has slowed down because of all the winds of the past week. But we are still catching Lake Trout in from 8 to 20 ft on SS brown gobies and Pearl Bombers. We were only ably to fish the point 1 day. Our best was 120' to 160' down on the riggers with Moo Moo teasers. Low wire divers at 185' and 220' took fish. A 400 copper with a DW mag blue Dolphin also took two hits. Good Fishin.....Capt Ed Captain Ed Stowe 412 North Ferry Street Ludi...

15 days ago (05/07/2012)

fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi 231-425-8962

25 days ago (04/27/2012)

fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi 231-425-8962

The fishing has slowed down because of all the North winds of the past week. Also, I drew the first season and was turkey hunting for the first three days. Called in a beautiful gobbler, 24 lbs, 10" beard and 1" spurs. It has been hard to get out and the water temp has fallen with the north winds. The lake has gone from 50 degrees to the low 40s. We went out Thurs AM until the wind forced us off. We took a Brown in front of the Lincoln on a...

about 1 month ago (04/19/2012)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters...231-425-8962

The boat is back in the water and ready for the season, and just in time. We are having a very good year for Brown Trout in Ludington so far. I have taken 63 so far and I think we still have 2 to 3 weeks of good fishing left for the Brownies. Also there are good numbers of Chinook on the point right now. The fish are deep, in excellent shape, fiesty and most important very hungry. Best baits for the browns are stick baits and smaller spo...

7 months ago (10/13/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, 231-425-8962

I have pulled my boat and am looking forward to deer hunting, ice fishing and spending time with my grandson. I will not be putting a regular fishing report until next spring,usually in April. However if you are going to be fishing in the Ludington area give me an email and I will give you the best current information that I have. Thanks for your support this past season and I will see you next spring. Good Fishin.....Capt Ed http://stowawaycharters.com ...

8 months ago (10/04/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway charters, Ludington, Mi...231-425-8962

The north winds continue to blow, but when we can get out we are catching 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos. Fishing is best on the bank from the brinewell to the three bears in from 120' out to 180' of water. Best fishing is in the top 70 ft. 5 cores, 7 and 10 cores, 300 and 350 coppers are all producing. Meat rigs on the low wires is a good setup right now. The pierheads are very slow because most of the salmon have gone up the river to spawn, although there are steelhe...

8 months ago (09/26/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington Mi 231-425-8962

Fishing is slowing down with all the North and Northeast winds of the past two weeks in Ludington right now. The offshore fishery from the 3800#s out to the 4600#s is productive right now. 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 100 ft. 5 cores, 7 and 10 cores, 300 and 350 coppers are all producing. Meat rigs on the low wires is a good setup right now. On the point it is war...

8 months ago (09/16/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, 231-425-8962

Fishing is slowing down with all the North and Northeast winds of the past week in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. The offshore fishery from the 3500#s out to the 4600#s is very productive right now. 2 and 3 year old Kings, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 45 ft. 4 cores, 5 cores and 7 and 10 cores are all producing. On the point it is ice water wh...

8 months ago (09/12/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi 231-425-8962

Fishing is good in Ludington right now. From the project up to the three bears the bite is on. The offshore fishery from the 3500#s out to the 4500#s is very productive right now. 2 and 3 year old kings, Steelhead and cohos are all out there. Best baits are Reds and Oranges, standard steelhead baits. Best fishing is in the top 40 ft. 3 cores, 4 cores and 5 cores are all producing. On the point it is ice water where the water temp is 50 on the surface and 40 degrees down 50 ft. The pierheads ar...

9 months ago (08/15/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters

The fishing is as good as it has been all season long. The water has cooled down and the fish are in the skinny waters at the point. There are also good numbers of salmon at the pierheads, and in front of the Lincoln. The salmon are in Pere Marquette Lake and the Pere Marquette River. Moonshine spoons are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies and Plugs a close second. 100 and 150 coppers and low wire divers from 40' back to 60' are also producing. 3 colors, 4 colors and the secret weapo...

10 months ago (07/18/2011)

Fishing Report from Stowawaycharters, Ludington Mi 231-425-8962

The fishing is still on the slow side. We got a Northwest wind and it turned the water over on the point but the fish have not found the cold water yet. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM, and then again at around 9:30 AM. The temperature at the point is 51 on the surface and 45 down 55ft. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 100and 200 coppers and low wire divers from 100' back to 150' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Proje...

11 months ago (07/08/2011)

Fishing Report from Stowawaycharters, Ludington, Mi 231-425-8962

The fishing has slowed down in the last week. If you have Flea-flicker rods now is the time to use them. The fleas are as bad as ever with the warm water. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM if at all. The temperature at the point is 62 on the surface and 58 down 95 ft. The fish are spread all over the water column. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 300 and 400 coppers and low wire divers from 175' back to 275' are also producing. Bes...

11 months ago (07/06/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi 231-425-8962

The fishing has slowed considerably in the last week. The salmon are elusive and the bite is early in the AM. The temperature at the point is 62 on the surface and 58 down 95 ft. The fish are spread all over the water column. Meat rigs are the baits of choice, with spinnies and flies a close second. 300 and 400 coppers and low wire divers from 175' back to 275' are also producing. Best fishing is from the Project up to the three bears in from 100 ft out to the 4400 numbers. ...

11 months ago (07/01/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi

Hola, Back from the Mayan Resort and Spa 100 miles south of Cancun. My daughter got married in a destination ceremony and Sue and I vacationed for a week. Went out on a charter and caught my first Sailfish, 9 1/2 ft and 95 lbs. Very exciting and lots of fun. The fishing has slowed considerably in the last week. The salmon are elusive and on the smaller side. The temperature at the point is 62 on the surface and 48 down 95 ft. The fish are spread all over the water column. Meat rigs...

11 months ago (06/20/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mi

The Kings are from the three sisters to north of the point to the three bears. There are a lot of nets from the 5250 #s to the 5050 #s. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Green Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. Glo UV spinnies and Noseeum flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and PoleKats are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the 5 color or 10 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get t...

11 months ago (06/16/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mich

With the north wind of the last few days the temp on the point has changed to icewater. The Kings are from straight out to down to the three bears. There are a lot of nets from the 5250 #s to the 5050 #s. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Green Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. White spinnies and Noseeum flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and Whopper Stompers are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 co...

12 months ago (06/06/2011)

Monday, June, 06, 2011

The spring kings left the pierheads but are now BACK again. The Kings are from straight out, to north to the Three Bears. Dreamweaver Super Slim Mixed Veggies, Red Monkey Puke, Garys Dolphin and Blue Dolphin are all working right now. Blue bubble spinnies and Blue Fairway flies on the wire divers. Yeck Lightnings and Polecats are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 color cores and coppers. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get th...

almost 1 year ago (05/23/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington, Mich

The browns and steelhead are in the nearshore waters, and at the pierheads and in front of the state park. There are some kings south of the project but be careful of the Indian nets there. Rapala stick baits and Dreamweaver Super Slims painted in the Rapala colors are all working right now. Green Dolphins and Blue Dolphins are good bets for the spring kings either on the riggers or behind the three color or 5 color leadcores. The water in the Lake is super clear so we have to get the baits fa...

about 1 year ago (05/10/2011)

Fishing report from Stowaway Charters, Ludington Mi

Ahoy there. The boat is out of storage and back in the water at the Ludington Municipal Marina. We are in slip #16 on dock F. I will be putting a fishing report at least once a week until the action picks up and then at least twice a week during the best part of the season. The browns and steelhead are in the nearshore waters but with all the East wind the fishing has been on the slow side. Rapala stick baits and Dreamweaver Super Slims painted in the Rapala colors are my best pe...

over 1 year ago (09/21/2010)

Stowaway Charters fishing report 231-425-8962

The fish are out in the deepwaters now. From the 35s out to the 4200#s. The thermocline is deep-90' down it is 56 degrees. Almost any moonshine early, with the Happy Meal and Bad Toad doing the best for me lately, rerg size spoons are finally taking fish again and although the thermocline is deep we are taking fish on the three cores, the 5 cores and 7 and 10 cores. The higher fish are mostly steelies so we are using double orange crush, fireballs, red lazers and riversides. Double Glos and...

almost 2 years ago (08/16/2010)

Monday, August, 16, 2010

The fishing is on again off again as the water just keeps getting warmer and warmer. The surface temp is 75 degrees and the break is down at 65 ft. We need some north or east wind to cool things down a bit. It has been a struggle the last week or so. Almost any moonshine early, with the Bloody Nose and Mongolian Beef doing the best for me, and the Silver Hoard ace highs on the cores and coppers are taking fish. Mountain Dew Spindoctors with Seaweed and later 11" paddles with meatrigs a...

almost 2 years ago (07/19/2010)

7/18/2010

The fish are on the bank from the 00's to the 0800's. 80' to 110' to start out and then out to 140' to 200' as the day progresses. Moonshine and spindoctors early and then switch to meat after the morning bite. My best lately has been white spindoctor with a pickeled sunshine 100' down on the shute rigger, DODEKAY 80 down on the outdown. I have been running meat on the wire divers starting at 125 on one and 150 on the other. Green splatterplugs and Grey Ghost on the 300 copper and on the fu...

almost 2 years ago (07/08/2010)

7/8/2010

The water on the bank went from very cold to very warm in the past couple of days because of all the south and southwest winds. The fish and the baitfish have become scattered and are very deep in the water column. We are marking a lot of fish and they are in the deeper waters, 125' down to 160' deep in from 140' to 200 ft of water. The fish are from the project to the point right now but with the south wind they will be congregating back on the point. Big paddles with flies, and Spindoctor...

almost 2 years ago (06/28/2010)

6/28/210 Report

The fishing has moved north to the point for the most part, from the 00's to the 0550's. Thats the good news, the bad news is that with all of the South and Southwest winds of the past week the water temps have warmed up dramatically. And with the warm waters the Sea Fleas have EXPLODED. Fishing has changed from high in the water column to fishing very deep in the column. Add to this that its a very early bite and the fishing becomes a challenge. For starters if youve got flea-flicker line...

almost 2 years ago (05/29/2010)

Saturday, May, 29, 2010

From the project south to Pentwater and north from Epworth to the 0600s are the best waters lately. We are taking Chinook Salmon,Steelhead and Lake Trout. 5 Cores, 7 cores and 10 cores are all taking fish. The surface temp is 53 degrees and its 47 down 100ft. Spoons on the cores and riggers and spin doctors on the wire divers. Green Glo on the secret weapon. We are taking fish all over in the water column on the riggers. The fish are very fiesty and give a good fight right now. Good Luck to...

over 2 years ago (09/18/2009)

We are taking fish in the skinny water early, from the brinewell up to the o6oo#s and then going out after the early bite is over. The bait of choice is J-Plug type baits, spoons, and Moonshines. With the warm calm days of the past week the steelhead are on the temp breaks from the 5100s up to the 0700s and from the 3100s out to the 3800s. Three cores, 5 Cores, and 7 cores are all taking fish on the breaks, as are the high divers turned to 3 1/2, from 70' out to 150'. We are using Dreamweave...

Pere Marquette Lake

over 2 years ago (09/18/2009)

Pere Marquette Lake Report We are taking fish in the skinny water early, from the brinewell up to the o6oo#s and then going out after the early bite is over. The bait of choice is J-Plug type baits, spoons, and Moonshines. With the warm calm days of the past week the steelhead are on the temp breaks from the 5100s up to the 0700s and from the 3100s out to the 3800s. Three cores, 5 Cores, and 7 cores are all taking fish on the breaks, as are the high divers turned to 3 1/2, from 70' out to...

almost 3 years ago (08/21/2009)

Friday, August, 21, 2009 Wind, wind and more wind from the South. It is supposed to go North this PM. Hopefully that will bring in some cooler water and bring the fish closer to the surface. We are catching salmon from the Consumers Power Project up to the nets past the point. We are fishing in 100' to 400' and farther as the morning progresses, and the fish are coming from 85' down to 165' on the riggers. We have never fished so deep but thats where the fish are at. The bite down towards...