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Planning a fishing trip to Great Lakes? Start with our complete Great Lakes Fishing Guide for the full breakdown of where to go, when to fish, and what species to target. Below: the latest weekly fishing reports for Great Lakes.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 13, 2026: Lake Erie walleye suspended in the central basin, staging kings off Michigan ports and reef smallmouth.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 6, 2026: king salmon staging on the thermocline off the Michigan ports, deep Erie walleye and reef smallmouth.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of July 30, 2026: king salmon staging deep on the thermocline off Lake Michigan ports, plus central-basin Erie walleye.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of July 23, 2026: Lake Erie walleye suspended in the deep Central Basin, Lake Michigan kings feeding before staging.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of July 16, 2026: Lake Erie walleye trolled deep under a set thermocline, plus Lake Michigan kings and deep smallmouth.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of July 9, 2026: Lake Erie walleye suspended deep along the thermocline, plus Lake Michigan king salmon.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of July 2, 2026: Lake Erie walleye on the summer basin trolling pattern and Lake Michigan kings offshore.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of June 25, 2026: Lake Erie walleye peaked in open-water schools while Lake Michigan salmon came on the troll.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of June 18, 2026: Lake Erie walleye peaked on the reefs and chop while Lake Michigan salmon and trout produced.
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of June 11, 2026: walleye spread across Lake Erie's western basin on trolled crankbaits and worm harnesses.