Jolly Time

4 for 4 tonight. 3 kings and one laker. Flies were crazy bad. It was calm and hazy earlier and then the fog came in big time at last light. All fish came late in the evening. We started in 140fow and didn't mark much. Pushed out to 160 and still not much. Angle in towards shore on a north northeast troll. Then turned and went south to end the evening. Finally found fish and bait inside 100fow. High dipsey out 210 and 260 on setting 3 took to small kings. Alien breath mag and parrot something green and blue. Laker rig bouncing the bottom took the laker. An earlier bite on a 5 color with fireball with dingles started our evening's catch. 2.7-3.0 at the ball was what worked for us. IMG_20260610_000322 (1).heic

Well, you were in fish. I think the fishing is just tough right now. 4-6 hook ups is pretty good right now. Getting them in the b8at is always the trick. Glad you had a n8ce night out on the water.

Quite an evening! Very sporty out there this evening. 13 for 16. 12lb steelhead to start the evening 130fow 100 copper w/fireball gold with dingles. We tried a little bit of everything tonight. Blue ladder back mother of pearl ace high plug on 10 color. Green Meat rig on rigger down 85'. Riggers stacked later in the evening 75 down and 65 down. Both bottom and free sliders took fish. Dancing Anchovy, Parrot, Yellow goby, Shelly Snack, RV bloody nose, RV wonderbread, 225 copper took fish 5 color took fish. West troll worked best with the wind. Into the wind and waves was tough. Most fish came in 120-150fow. 75-35 down.

Thanks for the report. I am going to drop the boat in for the first time this season tomorrow afternoon. Tons of work on the boat in the off season. Hopefully everything works as it should. I will report if we get into some fish.

Thanks for the report. I haven't been on here forever.

I kI know. know. I just can't put it away. The weather has not given up to fall. I used to hunt by this point in the year but that doesn't work at all in 80 degree weather. Every time I have been out these two weeks I have said that this is it. And then the weather decides to be fabulous and 1 footers.

Thanks. It is crazy nice out there. I haven't experienced Lake Michigan like this in October. Wild!

What could be better than finishing a week of work, calm seas, a buddy that wants to go out fishing and catching some nice fish. I submit...not much! We went 4 for 6. As last week, fish turned on the last half hour before sunset and for an hour after. Fished 120fow and worked our way in. Sweet spot was 105-98fow. A little different bite this week. We didn't take a fish on our dipseys. All bites came on coppers and rigger. Water temp still pretty warm. 51-54 degree water was 70-75'ish feet down. 350 copper Megatron flasher with white/blue fly/green beads took nice steelhead early Bad Toad mag RV spoon on rigger free slide with bottom spoon down 74'. 300 copper Bad Toad mag RV took king 325 copper Dancing Anchovy mag took a couple of bites and one king landed. We trolled from straight out hung a right and went north towards Port Sheldon. Just a nice night out there. There were only three other boats and they were much deeper.

Well, I decided I just couldn't hang it up. I pulled the rods back out and headed out this evening. Ended up 7 for 8. Big Laker high diver 235 back green Icon flasher with krw money shot fly. Both riggers took fish. 65' down green flounder pounder 80' down free slider free slider took fish. UV crabface mag 325 copper dancing anchovy mag big king but went into prop and got completely chewed up into pieces. Never had that happen 250 copper little king with spoon I believe a flounder pounder. High diver 225 back took two kings white slick SD with Riverside fly Tried south troll towards Port Sheldon started in 110 and trolled out to 140fow. Took the Laker in 119fow. Nothing else. Turned at Port Sheldo stacks and worked our way in. All the rest of the fish came between 105-90fow right at sunset and later after sunset. 1.9-2.5 worked the best.