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  1. Billy Philly
    Spent some time this morning calibrating the autopilot, got lines down in 120 FOW heading North at around 6am. #5 king on Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose spoon on 125cu #4 king on Mag UV Glow Bloody Booger spoon, slider on rigger down 60 #14.5 king on Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose spoon on 125cu Lost one on Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose spoon on 125cu, it crossed out 275cu and got off. Sacrificed the 125cu, Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose spoon, and a Ninja Planer board due to reel malfunction after that. Tried to circle around and find it, but no luck. Felt bad that we lost the line that was on fire all morning. An interesting morning for sure. Fish seemed slow to bite. Marked good, in that 110-140 FOW range, but not much hooked up. No hits on plugs, flies, or meat rigs. Shorter trip this morning, so not much time to switch around baits, otherwise we would have swapped some out for that red and orange color patterns. We've landed at least one fish on sliders almost every time we go out. Not sure why they like them so much, but we'll take it.
  2. Billy Philly
    Nice fish! I think we were coming in while you were going out. We were out from about 4:45-5:30. The lightning was spooking us so we decided not to set lines and hightailed it back in. We passed a couple of guys that were going out.
  3. Billy Philly
    Yes, VERY foggy until we got out past 100.
  4. Billy Philly
    Had trouble finding the fish today. Put lines in at 100FOW, worked SW to 120FOW. Turned N into 140FOW. Very few marks for bait or fish. 5:30am - 7lb King, Lucky Charm Ace High plug on 275cu 6:45am - 5lb King, Double Glow Ace High plug on rigger down 60 7:30am - 8.96lb Coho, Steelhead Stomper on slider on rigger down 48 Had time to dial in the new kicker. Next I'll be installing a Raymarine ST100+ tiller auto pilot.
  5. Billy Philly
    We would have had a lot more fish if we had found the right water on time! We set up in 80FOW and slid out to where all the other boats were in 120 FOW or deeper. We weren’t marking anything, so we slid back in to 60-70FOW and it was game ON! Tons of bait and fish marks! One hit and miss on a 7clr lead, then we doubled up on a rigger down 45, and a 275cu. One got off, but we landed the 275cu after it tangled two other lines. Nice 17.2lb king though. The bite turned off around 9:30 but we kept marking lots of bait and fish in that 60 range. What worked: 60-70 FOW trolling North at 2.7SOG Mag UV Glow Bloody Booger on a 7clr lead Mag UV Glow Agent Orange on rigger down 45 Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose on 275cu
  6. Billy Philly
    Nice fish! It was an excellent morning weather wise.
  7. Billy Philly
    After the upwelling we weren't certain where to start, so we put lines down in 50FOW. We spent the morning trolling south zig-zagging between 45 and 65FOW. Every time we hooked up in was on a ESE, or WSW heading. Went through a big bait ball on the surface just north of the Saugatuck channel, where we hooked up on a one King and one Steelhead. Overall a decent morning, lake was flat calm and we pulled in some fish. This is what took fish: Coho - 7 color with a Mag UV Agent Orange spoon King - 6 color with a Mag Halfmoon Agent Orange spoon King - DR down 35ft Standard UV Wonder bread spoon Steelhead - Slider on a DR down 30 Stinger Orange Crush spoon Miss - DR down 30 Standard UV Bloody nose spoon
  8. Billy Philly
    That's a crazy experience with the gulls! I've never had that before. Smoke must be driving them nuts. Nice fish though!
  9. Billy Philly
    Put out of Holland at around 4am. It was smoky, but not terrible. We were ready to call it off if it was too smoky, so we were pleasantly surprised to see that the other side of Lake Mac was still in view. Put lines down in around 80 FOW. Didn't mark much, so we slid out to 90. At 5:30 we took one on an ESE troll as we slid out. Nothing to write home about, but at least we weren't skunked. We weren't happy with what we were marking. We zigged and zagged through 80-100 both North and South, not marking anything, so we decided to turn in and try shallower water. We ended up in 70FOW heading S and started marking fish and bait. From 7am-8am we landed 5 fish, one on UV Mag Green Jeans, the other four on a Double Glow Silver Horde Cut Plug on a 275cu. We could hardly keep that thing in the water before another fish would hook up on it. By the time we were done we were almost in front of Saugatuck. At 8:30 the bit was off, maybe they slid out, we weren't sure. We pulled lines and headed back to Holland, happy that we had a 100% landing ratio! On the way back, visibility had degraded significantly. If you're heading out tonight take it easy, and tight lines!
  10. Billy Philly
    Not afraid to turn around if conditions aren't good. I'll send out a morning report as I'll be on the water by around 4:30am.
  11. Billy Philly
    I am going to go out tomorrow morning. Any idea how the fishing will be with all this smoke and smog rolling in? Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman
  12. Billy Philly
    @littleboat Yessir! Up by 3:30, on the water by 4:15-4:30. Got to beat the sun! I've been the first one at the ramp countless times, but I'm also usually the first one off. I fish before I go into work.
  13. Billy Philly
    Went out of Holland this morning. Initially between the wave period, wave direction, and the current, it was a challenge to get all the lines set and a good troll figured out. Had all lines down by 5:15am. Due to the current, we trolled NW and SE back and forth, watching our lines for the right speed. We started getting good marks around 130-140FOW, with all fish caught in 55-45 ft down. Almost everyone from the Veterans Fish day were out in 80-100 FOW, and they seemed to produce more fish than us, but we were happy where we were. Pulled lines at 7:30am and ended the day 3/5, and two fly byes. What took hits: Mag Bloody Booger Moonshine Mag UV Agent Orange Moonshine (this took the most hits) Mag UV Green Jeans Mag Burnt Toast Froggy meat rig on Froggy SD Fish weighed in at 17.92lbs (New PB ), 15.1lbs, and 14.8lbs
  14. Billy Philly
    Thanks for the report! What makes the lake create those strong currents? I've been out a few times when there was a strong current, and it was tough. Is there a way to predict when this will happen?
  15. Billy Philly
    Went two for five today. One big king broke our 30lb leader, one steelhead shook the hook right at the back of the boat. One fish was on but shook off half way, must have been a light bite. North and south trolls, 2.3-2.5 mph. 100-110FOW had lots of bait and lots of marks. Mag Bloody Booger, Mag Burnt Bread, Mag Green Jeans, SD and a green glow fly were what took hits. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App
  16. Billy Philly
    I think I dodged the flies. I was off the water by 7:30. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App
  17. Billy Philly
    Woke up early and had lines down by 4:45am. As soon as I had lines in it was game ON! I had 4 fish all bite from 5-5:30am, but on the first fish I lost my net! I kept trying to land them anyways, but kept losing them at the back of the boat because I couldn't really get them in. Around 6:30am I had another bite and managed to pull the fish out of the water and drop it in the boat. I'm going to take it as a win, even though I lost some gear I was in the right spot with the right presentation and was into them good. I'll try again later this week. All bits were on a south troll, 2.8-3.0 MPH, in 80FOW 5:00am: Dipsey setting 3 back 170ft, Raspberry Carbon UV Glow (Lost - This is the fish that I lost my net trying to land) 5:10am: Dipsey setting 1.5 back 120ft, Hot Lips UV Glow (Lost) 5:20am: Dipsey setting 1.5 back 130ft Bloody Nose UV Glow (Lost) 5:30am: Dipsey setting 1.5 back 120ft Hot Lips UV Glow took a bite, popped the dipsey, ripped line and got off, not counting it. 5:50am: Dipsey setting 3 back 170ft Raspberry Carbon UV Glow (Lost) 6:45am: Dipsey setting 1.5 back 130ft Bloody Nose UV Glow (Landed FINALLY, nothing to write home about. Just an eater king) 7:10am: Dipsey setting 3 back 160ft Wonder Bread UV Glow took a bite, popped the dipsey, ripped line and got off, not counting it.
  18. Billy Philly
    Thanks for the advice guys? I’ve been learning in a silo, so this helps. JDH I wish I had a fish hawk. That would provide some really useful info. What channel should I call out on? What channel are people talking on?
  19. Billy Philly
    Headed out of Holland around 7pm for the evening bite. Heard of a couple good reports from between Holland and Port Sheldon, so that’s where we went. Spent the night trolling north in 120FOW. 8 lines down 35-70 deep. Marked some bait and some fish, but no bites. It’s was rough pounding into the waves. At 9:30 we headed back to port defeated by the lake. The program: North trolling 2.2MPH on GPS 7clr lead with 3” green splatter back plug 7clr lead with UV Glow Bloody Nose 300cu with NBK spoon 300cu with NBK spoon Dipsy back 150 with Dragon Slayer Spid Dr and Olive Oil fly Dipsy back 150 with Kryptonite and Pickle Sunshine fly rigger down 70 with IV Glow Green Jeans rigger down 70 with Modified Blue Dolphin Any Advice?
  20. Billy Philly
    Finally got out this year. Bought a new boat, so we were getting used to a new set up. Major upgrade from before though. We're riding in a MonArk Commander 176 with a 125 Merc. Drift bags were a nice addition, and we could keep a nice slow troll without any problems. The Report: Got out at 5:30am and fished anywhere from 80FOW to 150FOW. Primarily a North troll around 2.2 SOG. Very little marks anywhere. Hooked up on a 1yr King around 6am in 100FOW on 300 copper with a UV hot lips moonshine spoon That's all. It was a SLOW day.
  21. Billy Philly
    Getting the boat wet for the first time in 2026 this Saturday. Heading out of South Haven or Saugatuck in the evening. Any reports on Walleye or Coho?
  22. Billy Philly
    @jdhThats very possible. It was hard for us to tell, and we’re new at it this year.
  23. Billy Philly
    Amazing!
  24. Billy Philly
    Getting in the rounds today! Dialed in a good 6 rod program on our smaller boat. Ran out to 115 FOW and put lines down in a south troll. 2.6SOG felt good on our riggers and divers. All hits between 6-7am. Got showered on while getting bites. We think the fish slid out after that. Dock reports were that 130 FOW was more productive. 1 coho on a rigger down 80. Double Glow Silver Horde 1 King on a 10 color. Green Jeans UV Glow 1 King (34 inches) on a dipsey back 170. Dragon Slayer and Olive Oil.
  25. Billy Philly
    Thanks for the report. I'll be heading out of PS tomorrow AM.
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