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
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 15, 2026: fall salmon running up the tributaries, with walleye active on Lake Erie and perch on the reefs.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of October 8, 2026: Salmon Runs in the Tributaries, Walleye on Lake Erie, Perch on the Reefs
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 8, 2026: Chinook and coho salmon running the tributaries, steelhead arriving, walleye on Lake Erie.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of October 1, 2026: King Salmon in the Tributaries, Walleye and Perch on Erie, Steelhead Arriving
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of October 1, 2026: king salmon ran up the tributaries while walleye and perch fed on Lake Erie as the water cooled.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 24, 2026: King Salmon Running the Rivers, Walleye and Perch on Erie, Fall Transition Underway
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 24, 2026: king salmon ran the rivers as walleye and perch fed on Erie in the fall transition.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 17, 2026: Salmon Entering the Rivers, Erie Walleye Moving West, Perch Schooling
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 17, 2026: king salmon entered the Michigan and Ontario tributaries as Erie walleye moved west.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 10, 2026: Salmon Staging at River Mouths, Erie Walleye Moving, Perch on the Bars
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 10, 2026: king salmon staged off the river mouths, Erie walleye moved to the central basin and perch held on…
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of September 3, 2026: Staging Kings on the Piers, Erie Walleye, Fall Smallmouth
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of September 3, 2026: king salmon staged off the river mouths while Lake Erie walleye held deep in the basins.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of August 27, 2026: Staging Kings, Erie Walleye, Smallmouth
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 27, 2026: king salmon staging off the harbors at the thermocline, Erie walleye and reef smallmouth.
Great Lakes Fishing Report — Week of August 20, 2026: Staging Kings, Erie Walleye, Smallmouth
Archived Great Lakes fishing report for the week of August 20, 2026: Chinook salmon staging off river mouths on the thermocline, plus Erie walleye and smallmouth.