Great Lakes Fall Fishing Guide
Plan Great Lakes fall fishing for salmon, steelhead, Lake Erie walleye, smallmouth, muskies, tributaries, electronics, and cold-water safety.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of October 15, 2026: Salmon Runs in the Tributaries, Walleye on Lake Erie, Perch on the Reefs
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 15, 2026: target salmon in the tributaries and river mouths, Lake Erie walleye on the reefs and perch on drifts.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of October 8, 2026: Salmon Runs in the Tributaries, Walleye on Lake Erie, Perch on the Reefs
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 8, 2026: target Chinook and coho at the harbor tributaries, walleye on Lake Erie and yellow perch on the reefs.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of October 1, 2026: King Salmon in the Tributaries, Walleye and Perch on Erie, Steelhead Arriving
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 1, 2026: target king salmon in the tributaries, walleye and perch on Lake Erie and the first fall steelhead.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 24, 2026: King Salmon Running the Rivers, Walleye and Perch on Erie, Fall Transition Underway
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 24, 2026: target king salmon running the tributaries, plus walleye and yellow perch on Lake Erie.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 17, 2026: Salmon Entering the Rivers, Erie Walleye Moving West, Perch Schooling
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 17, 2026: target king salmon pushing into the rivers at first light, Erie walleye moving west and perch.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 10, 2026: Salmon Staging at River Mouths, Erie Walleye Moving, Perch on the Bars
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 10, 2026: cast for king salmon staging at river mouths at dawn, troll Erie walleye and jig perch on the bars.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 3, 2026: Staging Kings on the Piers, Erie Walleye, Fall Smallmouth
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 3, 2026: fish staging kings off the river mouths at first light, deep Erie walleye and smallmouth on rock piles.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of August 27, 2026: Staging Kings, Erie Walleye, Smallmouth
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 27, 2026: target staging king salmon at the thermocline off harbor mouths, Erie walleye and smallmouth on rocky reefs.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of August 20, 2026: Staging Kings, Erie Walleye, Smallmouth
Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 20, 2026: target staging chinook on the thermocline, central-basin Erie walleye on the troll and deep-rock smallmouth.