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I remember fishing in the 3-5's and all I could think about was how I was going to get back in after running with the waves. Glad you got one for table fair Ed. And JDH, agree that is a great approach to run 2 long lines off each side w/o a board just to get something in the water that is easy to manage. Looks like we got a good blow for the next couple of days - time to catch up on other projects I suppose.

Nice work while getting beat up in the chop! Another option for rough days which I don't fish very often at all - I've found it easy to run 2 coppers on leadcore. Set them in my diver holders on opposite sides of the boat and forget trying to put boards on. Or just run one with a board. Would have to go with the waves so you don't tangle up. For me it beats leaning on the corners of the boat to set my riggers.

Well you earned that one Ed ! Great effort sticking it out and you were rewarded with a nice king.

What a rough fishing experience today, a forecast that called for light winds and 1ft waves. It turned out to be 3-5ft waves that continued with no break. I had to call it at 7:30am because it got to dangerous for solo fishing for me. But I was determined to get something and I went 1 for 3 with a 12#-6oz king on a RV GLK Dolphin spoon I just bought yesterday. I only could put 2 riggers in water because of the conditions. Anyway got him on a N trl @2.6sog, ball temp 57.1°, dwn 57.5ft in 79.4fow at 6:42am. I crawled back to harbor still catching spray every other wave. Nice to be out again... I think?

epic salmon fishing ! you got them dialed in for sure. thanks for the report

Changed it up and went a bit north to Whitehall last night and this morning. 10 for 16 last night and 23 for 32 this morning with a few fish being returned to the deep. I stopped by Johnsons and asked for some Intel and they put me on fish. Plugs plugs plugs and flasher flies rulled both outings. Evening started in 150 and found the sweet spot at 135 +/- inside dipseys 120-140 back flasher/flies high divers back 150-180 with spoons and plugs. 225,250,300 coppers all took fish. Troll angle was key and once we found it, game on. Slow speed with an occasional speed up 2.1-2.4 worked. Thursday morning...insane! It started with my boat not being able to go and the guys I invited being nice enough to bring their boat and to invite me out. Pretty cool. Thank you Eric, Kreg and Doug. We caught fish. We caught a lot of fish. Inside 100 to start the morning before sunrise. All plugs. Then once light came up meat rigs and plugs. And after sunrise into late morning riggers started to go. Dipseys setting 3 200-240 back. Riggers 60-80down. 200-400coppers all went at some point. The fishing is good! We did get out close to 170fow. 140ish was good late in the morning. IMG_20260820_125024.heic IMG_20260820_125017.heic IMG_20260820_125010.heic IMG_20260820_124953.heic

100% All we could do was keep saying " watch out" "don't let anything get into the prop".

Great report. Sounds like a busy and exciting evening. Seems like when the actions constant, it turns them on to a host of different offerings. Fun to experiment with some off the wall stuff. Glad that tangle stayed our of the prop. Boy howdy did a big king wrap us up at dark 30 a few years ago. Like you said it hit a high diver and spiraled around the low diver on that side, charged back under the boat and through the dipsys on the other side. Drew both rigger lines right into the prop. Having had this before cut the engine. Still had to take turns in the pluge with the cutters and prop wrench. Good days past.

Great report, ty! Sorry bout the tangle, I’ve had a few myself! Good luck on the water, tight lines… Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

I’ve had some messes before but I can’t recall one that epic. Love the details in the report.

NW winds can be hard to get fish to go but you killed it. Lot of plugs in the spread - thanks for the report! Glad you made it back safely.

8 for 15. Had a buddy out tonight who doesn't l fish much which was fun. Fish were aggressive and wanting to play tonight. Waves were sporty tonight at first. 3 footers. Ran out to 150fow. Spun the boat around and fished south east. 130-135fow was magic depth. Rigger with 11"slick pickle went 3 times. Inside dipseys 120 out setting 1 and 140 out setting 1 with white slick/sweet pea fly went 3 times, Kevin's girlfriend/pickle went twice. High dipsey out 210 setting 3 early with MOP blue ladder back plug went once early later 160 back with stranglehold bloody knuckles went. 225 copper went with ace high with glow ladder back twice. 250 copper went twice with MOP blue ladder 300 copper went once with bloody knuckles. Starboard rigger went three times with stranglehold hulk smash and bloody knuckles free slide. 75 down and 80 down. We couldn't keep the wire dipsey flasher flies hooked up. Not enough drag I believe at the hit and my buddy horsing them a bit. The last fish at 9pm took out everything! Dipseys coppers riggers. Everything! What a mess. It never stopped dipped the board and wrapped everything up like a bow! Argh! Fun night though. 18lb, 14lb a couple 11lbers a couple nice cohos a steelhead and a smaller king. 2.2 at the ball early when running paddles and flies and plugs. 2.5-2.9 later when running spoons in the spread.

4-7’ on the forecast Saturday am kept me at home. Was 1.2 at the buoy at 9

Great job! Funny, we haven’t caught more than a fish or two on a rigger in the past [emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]] trips. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Great job! Beautiful fish.

Great king catch, what nice filets that one will bring! Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app

You killed it last night! Nice big fat king you got there. I fished that same depth of water the night before but south and came up with only one modest king. Nice work.

130 -150 fow 10 color with a blue dolphin ss took a 18 1/2 lb king. no diver bites or cu bites. all other bites were riggers and sliders. riggers down 60 and 70 with sliders pinned 15 feet above the ball. 8” white paddle with riverside fly went twice. green jeans, a-bomb and rosta goose all went twice. 2.4 - 2.7 sog. beautiful evening to be out. I’m glad the weather man got it wrong.