Alewife

Species Information

Scientific Name:	Alosa pseudoharengus
Common Names:	Alewife
Environment:	Lake, River, Inshore
Ideal Temp:

About Alewife

Alewife Fishing

World Record:
# Fish Caught:	28699721 documented in database.
Earliest Record:	1/1/1793 12:00:00 AM and located at 44.09712, -71.67816.
Latest Record:	6/12/2023 11:06:12 AM and located at 42.79850, -70.80993.
Common Techniques:
Popular Lure Types:
Fishing Spots:	3 Alewife fishing spots.

Latest Alewife Fishing Reports and Spots

Herring Ho! (Maybe an Alewife?) - 6/12/2023 11:06:12 AM

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Delaware River Report: April 15 2022 - 4/15/2022 6:52:48 AM

Yesterday started off warm but cooled down a bit as the front pushed through in the afternoon. Most of the rain slid North of us. The rivers fis (View)

Fishing Report (Green Bay WI) June 17-30 2017 - 7/26/2017 7:00:57 AM

Fishing has been excellent most full day guided trips going over 30-fish days.  Walleye are moving all over the system now look for alewife nea (View)

2016/2017 RE-CAP/OVERVIEW: TROUT/STEELHEAD/SALMON-MICHIGAN'S MAGNIFICENT GOLD COAST-PART I- STEELHEAD - 1/7/2017 4:01:22 PM

                             ( a massive 'Michigan born and raised' Atlantic salmon ( caught by Brett Howard 11/16) from our freshwater TSS- Tr (View)

BIG!....IS THE WORD FOR THIS FALL'S 2016 CHINOOK RUN! - 9/3/2016 6:16:21 PM

What has been caught out in the big lake- both Michigan and Ontario this summer has been very large Chinook and Coho salmon. Some first arrival (View)

THE FALL 2016 GREAT LAKES CRYSTAL BALL- A NEW ERA COMING!- PART I- SALMON - 8/27/2016 9:26:20 PM

    ( northern Michigan Atlantic salmon on the streamer/intruder aggressive swing-Russia/ Quebec without the price tag and travel hassles-2016 (View)

Predicting and excellent Winter and Spring Steelhead Run-Here's why!- Forage Base looking Up - 1/30/2016 9:31:08 AM

With temperatures approaching 40F this weekend (last week in January 2016) and with so far a very mild winter we are seeing a good number of fr (View)

The Great Lakes Re-invent- Part II- future is bright for the fish we love! - 1/10/2016 3:26:21 AM

In my last blog I talked of  a re-invent challenge from a perception that needs to take place and  that has steered the way we approach and ope (View)

THE 2016 GREAT LAKES TROUT SALMON STEELHEAD ENIGMA PART I- UNCERTAINTY CONTINUED ABUSE OR CALL TO EMBRACE AND RE-INVENT - 1/3/2016 11:21:07 AM

Happy New Years to all!  Each new year I try to asses our gains and accomplishments  losses and setbacks as to where this massive Great Lakes f (View)

WHERE HAVE ALL THE STEELHEAD GONE? - 11/11/2015 1:16:14 PM

OK!...seriously if I don't jump in right now and try to establish some semblance of reality in a non-realistic world of trending now/social med (View)