Frankfort: Big fish in the 25 and 30 lb range are being caught off the pier with alewives. Folks are cathing the bait with #10 long shank gold hooks, often without any bait. Waxies are a good choice, as well as spikes if you have bait, to catch the bait! Cast nets are another good option for getting all the bait you need.
Spoons are also taking salmon, but they are tending to run smaller in the 10 to 15 lb range. Cleo’s, KO Wobblers and Kastmasters are good choices.
If you are looking to try your hand at fishing a tournament for the first time, look up salmon tournaments for Michigan’s West Coast. There are a number of them left, and some are pretty reasonable considering the payouts that you might earn/win.
Good luck, the fishing should be good and steady from now on. If you can’t fish the shallows from shore, there are plenty of fish left in the lake, just staging and getting ready to make their runs up the many rivers on that side of the state.