Colin belle - hobie fishing team - kayak fishing for king salmon in lake michigan 2012. this footage is from three different days of fishing and highlights the best video taken from those days.. Lake michigan the most important thing about kayak fishing the indiana portion of lake michigan is to check the weather and wave forecast prior to making the trip. this lake is very unpredictable and can change for the worse very quickly.. The premiere salmon and trout kayak tournament in the country. this event allows anglers of all abilities the opportunity to compete, challenge themselves, and have a good time while trying to catch one of the strongest freshwater fish species in north america on lake michigan and one of its tributaries..
Many times while fishing for salmon on lake michigan, just outside the channel of burns ditch indiana, i have seen kayaks on the water. some were fishing and others just enjoying being on the water paddling along as if they had someplace to go.. When the sun sets slow and fire flies rise in margins between fields, forest and still water, the spirit of kayak anglers awaken on marsh laden edges of lake st. clair in search of smallmouth and largemouth bass. lake st. clair sits between lake huron to the north (upstream) and lake erie to the south (downstream) in southeastern michigan.. Every year the conditions are different, and the fish will come in shallow, out deep, up high, down low or all of the above in the 9 days of fishing. this year was a struggle for me. i pedaled 88 miles and sat in my kayak 42 hours only catching one decent 16# king a fair number of small "shaker" kings and 9 brown trout..
