How To Fish The Betsie River Homestead Dam Benzonia Michigan / Michigan King Salmon Fishing Tips

In this Michigan Fishing Video I show you how to fish the Betsie River at The Homestead Dam in Benzonia Michigan. I am new to King Salmon fishing and this was my 2nd time fishing The Betsie River with a total of 7 days of experience fishing this river as of the making of this salmon fishing video. I have plenty to learn myself but I wanted to offer up some beginner friendly Michigan King Salmon fishing tips as well as some specific tips on how to fish The Betsie River at Homestead Dam in Benzonia Michigan. Bring on the snagger comments I address that in the video if you watch it till the end. Betsie River salmon fishing is amazing. The fall salmon run on The Betsie River is impressive in volume its almost like bluegill fishing on steroids. King salmon fishing in general is an incredible experience. The Homestead Dam is a zoo of people on the weekends and you will find people from all over the world speaking many different languages while salmon fishing on The Betsie River at Homestead Dam. The Betsie is a beautiful river full of beautiful king salmon waiting for you. For more Betsie River fishing and other salmon fishing videos be sure to subscribe!

Address:
2388 Dam Road
Benzonia, MI 49616
Coordinates: Lat: 44.596362, Long: -86.079163
Town/Range/Section: 25N / 15W / 02
The Homestead Dam was originally constructed for hydroelectric power, and decommissioned in the late 1960’s. The dam’s superstructure was then removed, and the spillway was rebuilt in 1979 to allow for limited fish passage. The Homestead Dam consists of a 60- foot long steel sheet piling spillway with 25-foot earth fill sections on either side. The total length of the dam is 110 feet. There are two spillway crests within the spillway section, each with a length of 29.5 feet. The left crest is a single drop down to the tailwater area. The right crest has two sheet piling crests to create steps, and a resting pool for fish. The height of the Homestead Dam is approximately 13.4 feet, with a head of approximately 8 feet.
The Betsie River Access Site located at the Homestead Dam, in Benzonia Township of Benzie County, is a popular access point for kayakers, salmon anglers, and steelhead anglers. This Department of Natural Resources Assess site provides 50 parking spaces, vault toilets and a carry-down launching area. Paddlers on the Betsie River must use this site in order to portage the Homestead Dam. This site does not have an improved ramp and is suitable for car-top boats, kayaks and canoes only.

Important Regulations:
(1) Homestead dam site located within the SE¼ of the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 2, T25N R15W. (2) US-31 parking lot located within section 2, T25N R15W. (3) Grace road parking lot located within section 34, T26N R15W.

Directions:
From US Highway 31: Take Love Road east from the Village of Benzonia approximately 1 mile, turn south onto Dam Road. Dam Road ends at the Betsie River, access site parking is on the west side of the road in the upper and lower parking lots.

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