MUSKEGON, MI — The waters around the Muskegon area have been getting colder, and the fish have taken notice. Bill Funk, owner and operator of Shoreline Service Bait and Tackle, said water tested Tuesday found to be in the 49-degree range. Large brown trout from this past week caught with Great Lakes Guide Service. (Courtesy of Kyle Buck) Funk said anglers have been seeing some salmon in and around the Muskegon Channel, and he hopes they stick around there for the next month before fall begins. "They go into the channel where it's warmer. The salmon prefer 55 degrees and they will look for that," Funk said. "When the whole world goes crazy like that, they start thinking about fall production and look for those warmer waters." Normally, the surface is 60–70 degrees, forcing those in search of salmon to look in deeper waters. This year that hasn't been the case. Volume-wise a lot of the lake has been in the high 40s and low 50s, Funk sai...