Updates for Lake Michigan & Galien River
Lake Michigan’s waters off New Buffalo provide excellent fishing opportunities year-round, with seasonal variations affecting the species available. We update this fishing report as details emerge on water conditions, best depths, recommended lures, and recent catches to help you make the most of your time on the water.
October 12, 2026
Liitle has changed. Fishing is slow. Some mature fish caught at the mouth of the Galien River and a few Perch south of the breakwater. Mature salmon caught on spoons, meat rigs, and J-plugs.
Conditions on the Galien remain the same. Bass, catfish, pike, crappie and carp biting. Slip bobbers or drop shot with a red worms catching fish under shoreline, downed trees and outside weed lines.
