SeaFoam

13 for 13 today from pier south a few miles in 15-28 fow; threw back two small ones and the last fish of the double.
All fish on spoons, except one on high line with gold/bk w/red lip hot n tot.
1&2Color, 2 high lines and 2 Big Jon mini disc dipseys.
Mini Nascar and Greasy Chicken Wing spoons did the trick on 12 of them.
ENE winds 15-20; speed 2.3 or so.
 
 

Nice solo limit!


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Yep, planers and cranks.   Just when you think you know what kind and color they want, another one becomes the hot bait, so I shotgun each trip based on conditions and then try to dial in color / type / depth if I get enough hits to make a pattern.  Try to play chicken with the drop offs as the fish like to hold against them.
My biggest walleyes have come on J-plugs looking for kings though.  Which is weird as if they are targeting big lures, I also run a lot of deep thundersticks for kings and have never had a walleye hit one of those.  
 
 

Fished Holland Harbor Friday night and did my part to help strain the weeds out of the channel and lake.  Cycling through rods non-stop to keep them clean.  No marks at all out front in the 54 degree water so didn't waste time in there.  In two passes down the channel didn't see much to stay in there either, so went into Mac.  Had one big rip in there, missed one hit, and caught three (3) small sheep.  Pulling lines in the near dark looked over and one rod tapped a couple times like a perch hitting a minnow, but the board didn't move.  Looked suspicious so we pulled that one next and found a 21" walleye hanging out.
Mac has walleye but it's a tough nut to crack.  I fished it six times this year and caught walleye twice.   Granted, when I do catch them, they are very nice, healthy fish.  I crack up when I clean the walleye we catch on the bay - a 20" walleye in the bay barely cracks 3# but the same fish from Mac is usually 4#+.

Whoops. 9/23 AM

Did you mark much bait?

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2 For 2 , Solo run. Got a late start dealing with condensation on windshield. 

1. 7:30 am, 9 lb King, rigger down 40 ft, 112 FOW, moonshine spoon

2. 7:50 am, 4 lb King, 10 color, 117 FOW, wonder bread SD and spoon

Trolled out to 165 ft and back in to 100.  No more takers  

I lost a ball a couple of weeks ago the same way. No probe on it though. As you say happens really fast. Thanks for the report. 

That’s some real world maneuvering! 

1 hour ago, 2MD said:

6 for 8 off Holland this morning

You ought to be able to tell from the photos where we were smoking em!

Sad truth is we did poorly out in that 50-70 at sunrise and the crew was pretty much despaired and giving up and then Mid-morning I trolled us straight in and right there heading in we had 3 go off almost instantly

Some nice big fillets!

Size3 and size4 plugs mainly

Although 12” flasher took the biggest

They were pissed off and fought great!

Dead calm beautiful morning and noboddy around us…

 

 

 

1 minute ago, 2MD said:

my son was nice enough to track and type out our setup that worked:

 

#1 Wonderbread size 3 plug – 5 color

#2 Standard size Rv Flounder pounder – rigger

#3 Scaly Golden size three plug – rigger

#4 12 inch Purple Fishscale paddle with Honey Phil Phil fly – diver

#5 Chrome Redhead size three plug – diver

#6 Chrome redhead size 4 plug – 5 color

#7 Scaly Green size three plug – rigger

#8 Scaly Golden size three plug – rigger

 

...and Aaron he apparently knows you and was gonna just message or call you about leader length... decent but not extreme I'd say... definitely use 40-50# mono because they take a beating 

 

 

 

1/1 on salmon and 1\1 on sheepshead

1. 6:45 am, 5 lb king, full core, 83 fow, moonshine spoon

2. 7:30 am, must have been a 15 lb sheepshead, I didn’t bother weigh it. Lol

Most everyone else was much deeper but I was too stubborn to join them. That’s the problem with running solo. No one there to tell you you’re stupid. 

Nice work 2md.  
 

It was nice out there today.
 

1/2 for real fish and can add a Sheepy.  
 

1. nice King lost at boat, full core, 90 fow, mag moonshine spoon

2. Small coho, wonderbread sd and spoon, 80 fow, down 50ft on rigger

3. big sheepshead.  I will spare you the details

Also had the privilege of spending 45 minutes retrieving a loose planar board. I did get it finally though. 

4 minutes ago, 2MD said:

thanks cool yes we blast by your place all the time (well not really anymore with the no wake haha) I'll watch for you here as fall fishing is just beginning... good times

thanks for the info on the slide diver too JDH... that makes sense 40-50 down because even in PS buoy cold water is creeping higher in the column by the hour now... gonna go out with my sons in the AM so this info you provided tonight really helps... debating even running 5colors in the AM... we shall see

My bad. I see you know. 

1 minute ago, 2MD said:

thanks cool yes we blast by your place all the time (well not really anymore with the no wake haha) I'll watch for you here as fall fishing is just beginning... good times

thanks for the info on the slide diver too JDH... that makes sense 40-50 down because even in PS buoy cold water is creeping higher in the column by the hour now... gonna go out with my sons in the AM so this info you provided tonight really helps... debating even running 5colors in the AM... we shall see

I will be out in the morning too. However, JDH provided the info tonight.

hit up seafoam on radio 68  if bored. Cheers. 

12 minutes ago, 2MD said:

sliders aka Saugatuck Dunes

so about half way down between Holland and Saugatuck 

Ps. I see you guys going out often. Nice boat. I live in the most east house on south side of the narrows. White House blue roof. Directly across from Marigold. 

10 minutes ago, 2MD said:

sliders aka Saugatuck Dunes

so about half way down between Holland and Saugatuck 

Ahh. Got it. Any thanks. 

1 hour ago, jdh said:

First hit just south of the sliders.  White plug on a slide diver back 125.  In 80 fow.  Marking a few fish here and there.

What does “south of the sliders” mean?  Thanks!

Nice results indeed! Thanks for the report. 

Nice work. Thanks for the report. Hope to get out tomorrow. Lake forecast looks great all week. 
 

I was solo as well

I was one of the thirty boats waiting for the freighter.  Missed getting out before him by 10 minutes. 
 

1 for 1, 9 lb Lake Trout, 8:45 am saved me from getting skunked. Full core, bloody nose spoon, 110 ft of water.
 Only hit of the morning.  Just fired up the smoker.