By Brian Szafran August can make Michigan walleye fishing feel like a completely different game. The fish haven’t disappeared. They’re still feeding. They’re still moving. And they’re still catchable. But the places that produced fish earlier in the summer aren’t necessarily going to produce the same way now. That’s where a lot of anglers get stuck. They return to the same depth, the same break, the same weed edge and the same presentation because it worked before. But August

By Brian Szafran September is the month many Great Lakes anglers wait for all year. The weather begins cooling, the crowds slowly thin out, football returns, and mature Chinook salmon start staging outside Michigan’s river mouths before beginning their spawning run. It can also be one of the most frustrating months to troll for salmon. One morning every rod in the boat seems to fire, while the very next day you spend hours watching fish on your electronics without getting a s