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Fished with my good friend Tom this evening from 5:00pm through dusk so happy to get 6 lines in the water. Worked 110 to 140 FOW north of the harbor initially without a bump. Spread: 5-Color LC on board: Orange red ladder Stinger spoon 200' Weighted Steel on board: Orange/gold Pro King spoon Downriggers: SD and green fly | SWR: Blue dolphin 1.5 set Dipseys: SD and purple fly | Purple Stinger At 8:00pm worked 90-80 FOW. Spread 5-Color LC on board: Orange red ladder Stinger spoon - caught a shaker 200' Weighted Steel on board: Orange/gold Pro King spoon Downriggers: SD and dark purple fly | SWR: Silver Alewife spoon from mid 90's 1.5 set Dipseys: Mixed Veggies | Purple Stinger - hit with a break off that did not spool any line In 85 FOW we witnessed one or more kings just off the port side of the boat, estimate 10lb or a bit more, jumping repeatedly on a horizontal and vertical plane, heading south. We crossed over this action but no bites. It was at this point we noticed the dipsey with the purple Stinger was compromised. Last, we donated a Port side red Church Board just south of Holland harbor. There is no owner information on the board. We marked bait balls mostly at the bottom in the shallow water. Fish - perhaps 3 marks all night. The water was empty of fish other than the jumpers at the end of the night. Flies were not what they were on Friday.

Jerryriggin Sportfishing Charters Capt. Jeremy Meyer

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Looking for recommendations to take the wife on a salmon charter out of Manistee at the end of July as part of our 50th wedding anniversary celebrations. Sent from my iPad using Great Lakes Fisherman

Do you still happen to have your evo9? If so, please feel free to call or text me at 480-283-3149.

I went out of Pt Sheldon late yesterday afternoon and went 0 for 1 and marked a total of 4 fish over 4 hours going from 210' back into 130' running a 2 man spread. Out of 4 other boats I talked to at the docks when we got in...there was 1 fish caught and it had been dragging for awhile and a 1 meal fish.

I was one of the O’fers. Marked some bait pods and a few fish in the 125-130 fow but couldn’t get anything to go. Fished from 70-160 Fow. Tried 10 color, 225 copper, rigger and dipsy at different times, various depths and speeds with spoons and flasher flies to no avail. I pulled lines early at 7:30. Definitely not an early bite for me. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Set down solo in 90 FOW at 5:00pm. Ran 200' weighted steel on a board off the port and 10 color LC on a board off the starboard and SWR off the lone downrigger. Ran out to 225 FOW without a bump rotating through an all spoon spread of mixed veggies, copper plated watermelon, UV green dolphin, UV spotted frog and orange crush. Marked one fish. Ripped lines and came back in to 110 FOW. Ran two dipseys and 10 color LC down the shoot. Marked one big bait ball in 101 FOW. At dusk, in 83 FOW, finally got bit. 8lb king hit a purple stinger down 27' on the outside dipsey trolling northwest. I let the king go in this cold water as I am keeping only coho and steelhead until I finish up the kings in the freezer (almost there). Picked up a shaker as I was ripping lines to go in. Lots of O'fers on the radio. A full assortment of bugs out in force tonight. The flies were even biting my fingers after I put on pants and long sleeves. I am just a magnet for the biters.

Don't worry, fishing will get better. It has too, can't cut the yard every day!

First skunk of the season after a dozen trips. Fished 80-145’ with no hits. Two other boats got a few.

First time fishing out of Grand Haven (typically out of Holland). Started out great, average sized king at 6:30am in 120FOW trolling West, with the East wind. Nothing after that as East winds picked up quickly by 7am and effective trolling became tough. Ranged from 80-150FOW, did not mark much. King: 120FOW, 225 copper w/ Superbread spoon: 6:30am. West troll (East wind)

Picking up my new truck tomorrow which will allow us to get up north and fish more.

The Reel Shot in Appleton, WI and Tangled Tackle in Manistee carries DW meat rigs but it appears the Red Pepper is out of stock. I have purchased product from both these stores. My other favorite places to buy gear (Fat Nancy's, Franks, Fish USA, Fish 307) don't carry the DW meat rigs. A-Tom-Mik product seams to be more widely carried. Good luck.