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One landed is better than none!

Sorry for the late report. I went out of Holland with a friend from Texas yesterday morning (6/16 am). Fished from 5:30 - 9 am.

Similar results. 2-3. Ran all glow spoons early, switched out one to SD and meat rig later in the morning. Did several c spoon color changes. Ran 10 color, 300 weighted steel, 2 high divers and one rigger. 300 weighted had all the bites. Fished 65-150 fow. All bites in 70 fow range.

1. 7:00 am, smaller fish , lost it half way to the boat, 300 weighted steel, mag ms flounder pounder

2. 7:20 am, same 300 setup, landed and released small lake trout.

3. 7:40 am: 10 lb king, same 300 WS with the same flounder pounder.

Stopped at the DNR station later in the day to grind the guts. Talked to three boats. No one had more than three fish.





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Thanks for the report. Just got my boat fixed. May try this evening.


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I like that solo strategy as well. I don’t catch much on my sliders but you make a good point about drawing in the fish! Always learning something from you guys.


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Best report out of Holland in quite a bit. Nice job!


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Glad you got the shakedown completed Fin Warrior. Jim and Karen have been good friends for years. Our kids all swam competitively together for many years!

Get that boat out fishing. I need some good reports!


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Good work ,Ed. 
 

I didn’t do so well.  My main engine serpentine belt broke as I left the harbor. Had to navigate back to my dock with the kicker motor, steering with autopilot only. Took me 6 attempts to get the boat back on the lift.  Was kind of an adventure.  

Nice work! Great to see the next generation enjoying fishing and success!


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Nice shakedown Little Boat!

I did the same solo out of Holland today, 7-11 am.

2-3 all small released coho.

1. Not sure what depth. Probably around 100 FOW, rigger down 35 ft. Was hooked up when I pulled in the line to change lures. STD Orange crush. Small coho.

2. Drive by. High dipsy back 75 ft. MS Mag Blue Jeans. 27 fow in the mud at harbor mouth.

3. 3 lb Coho, same dipsy in the mud again.

Beautiful morning.


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You got in a bonus trip!  

Great work in the afternoon!  Fall fishing at it’s greatest. 

Began trolling in 120 FOW out to 160.

8:00 am: moved rigger from 80 ft to 135 ft down. Immediately caught a 9 lb coho, 140 FOW, mag moonshine green jeans.

East wind seas got messy from 130 fow out so I moved inside to 70-80 fow. Marked a lot of fish and bait there but no takers. Headed in at 9:30 am.

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4 small Kings(released all four) and two sheepshead.

Used intel from Jolly time and Reel-Y-hooked!

Marked a lot of bait between 70-80 FOW.

Started in 110 FOW and trolled out to 150 FOW, then back in to 70-80 fow.

7:20 am: Miss, 125 FOW, Rigger down 80 ft, std Mongolian Beef spoon.

7:50 am: small king, 145 fow, diver 3 setting back 200 ft, ss a-bomb spoon

9:15 am: small king, 75 FOW, diver, 2 setting back 150 ft, std dancing anchovy spoon

9:25 am: small king, 80 FOW, diver 3 setting back, 125 ft back, ss a-bomb spoon

9:40 am: small king, 78 FOW, rigger down 60 ft, std Mongolian beef spoon

10:15 am: 8 lb Sheepshead, 75 fow, diver back 150 ft, dancing anchovy spoon

10:45am: 10 lb sheepshead that fought like a big king, 70 fow, same diver back 150 ft, dancing anchovy again. LOL.

Called it a day. Beautiful day on the lake.

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Nice to hear 51 degree water 80 ft down. Good work. 

Not sure. New fish hawk is waiting to be installed this winter. 

South Holland, 9/12 pm 2-2 solo run, off the sliders, 6:30-8 pm

Not much better than you. 2 small kings that I released. Worked 110-150 FOW.

1. 3 lb king, Rigger on bottom, 117 FOW, chrome two face SD with blue green fly

2. Shaker king, 225 copper, SS A-bomb spoon, not sure FOW, found it still alive when I pulled lines. 

Marked a lot of bait and fish just couldn’t get them to bite.

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I was out solo this morning too. Fished 70-80 FOW. Marked a lot of fish , mostly on bottom, and lots of bait. Only had one hit, 9 lb Steelhead on dipsy , 2 setting, 120 ft back, Dancing Anchovy spoon. Tried various spoons, flasher flies, and plugs to no avail. 

A beautiful morning to fish though. 

Now that’s a nice box of fish!  Good work. 

12 hours ago, Nobananas said:

Do you keep the catfish to eat ? I assume they are very clean coming from the lake . Very cool I didn’t know they were out there biting spoons 

I released it. 

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Short trip 6:30 -8:30 pm

6:45 pm: 5 lb coho(released) , blue jeans Sd and blue meat rig, full core, 100 fow

7:45pm: 5lb king(released) 110 FOW, rigger down 95 fow, dancing anchovy spoon

8:00 pm: 15 lb king, 90 FOW, rigger down 75 ft, dancing anchovy

8:20 pm: surprise catfish! 70 Fow, rigger down 60 ft, dancing anchovy again

I was thinking it might kick up this morning and decided not to go out.
As Zgrinder says you were rewarded for the effort!


I did fish for walleyes a little while this morning which yielded a bunch of weeds and nothing else. Last week I caught some nice size walleyes.

Double bite on the slider is a new one for me!

Good work Little Boat.


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Great job Ed!

I was out solo this morning too. Went 2-5 with a couple of self inflicted misses.

Started in 110 fow. Lost two close to boat on a rigger down 50 ft with Shelly Snack spoon. Decided I need to sharpen the hooks. Then, of course, landed a shaker on the same, now sharpened Shelly snack.

Moved inside to Saugatuck piers and got a 9 lb Coho, 26 fow, 5 color, green jeans mag uv.

One last miss on 5 color, 30 fow, Brads cut plug.

Absolutely beautiful morning on the lake.

I’d say you did great!