Thanks boondox. I've actually done some trolling years ago in the Big Manistee in the main river channel, out in the river mouth and in the lake itself. Got a nice brown one day in the river mouth. i see the new world record was caught in the Manistee.
If the browns come in later I may hold off and hit it then if there is nice weather. I don't like the salmon crowds and believe it or not I'd take a 10 pound hook jaw male brown over a 20 pound king any day. Kings have never done much for me although they are fun to catch.
There here in the spring too..the lake runs prefer the water to be real cold before they run some time you catch browns in January and February .. on lake huron side of state .. ya your right I prefer walleye now a days to that of fishing around the pot smoking snaging crowd .. that why I gave up fishing on the west side of state too much of those type their during salmon season..
if your looking for river browns you would be best going form may first to august 15 area cause lots less pressure on the fish.. cause you don't got steel head except scamainas steel.. which don't drawl that big of crowd like in the spring and fall runs do..if in to steel head winter steel head is aways the best time for me on rivers..
The reason I said platte is you got the river attached and you may find btowns in their.. same with the other lakes.. any how there's hundreds more I will see what I can find even grand and long lakes by Alpena and burt and mullet south of mackinaw.. like I said theres tons of big lakes I get the county map book out and see what I can find and compare to the link you gave..
also what about peremarquette lake that I think is fish able but pay attention to the laws cause some lakes that attach to rivers close to fishing cause of thr weirs that the dnr have on the rivers.. and cretin section do to .. there in the back of the dnr phamlet for fishing.. peremarquette lake has resident brown that pass threw the area .. from pm river to lake in search for cooler water if trolling is what your into thats the lake for it..
just rember the salmon crowd will be there too.. form around labor day to about November 15 salmon is the game then November on is steel and browns .. you know why I don't like fishing salmon and I am sure glad you dont lol's that crowd is the worst..