JoeMan

Moonshine now has a line of glow flys that have a spinner blade on them.

I usually run 4 dipsy rods on my setup, 2 per side. Deep divers are magnums set on 1 and high divers have standard rings or no rings set on 3. I set deep divers from 80 to 150' out. The high divers run from 130' to 200+' of line out. I rarely get a tangle on these lines. When setting these rods there are a couple of things I watch for. First, I keep the boat course straight or on a slight inside turn. Second, once the dipsy is tracking (about 15' out) I put the rod in the holder, set the bail, and loosen the drag just enough to let the line out. When the lure gets to the intended depth just tighten the drag. If you allow the line to freespool out, then the dipsy is not tracking on its intended depth and usually finds another line. The lure is also working while it is tracking out, I have had fish hit before I get back to the set the drag. I can usually work on setting another rod while the dipsy rods is working out. The only thing I have to watch for is rookie crew that will release the bail instead of tightining the drag. This is not too much of a problem though.

Good Job. Sounds like the boys had a lot of fun. Hope they enjoyed the fireworks.

Went out at 6:30am and went 4 for 5. We set lines in 50fow in front of the water project. First fish, lake trout, hit half core with lemon ice before we had all the lines set. Hit a 4lb king south of the water project in 80fow on a slider lure on a rigger line 60' down. No more hits so we pulled lines and ran out to deep water about 8 miles out. We picked up two more small salmon on full core lines. One of the fish was also hooked with the lure from the half core that I was running on the same side of the boat. No tangled lines, both lures hooked in the mouth! Never saw that one before. The fish we missed came on a wire diver 110' back on a yellow and chrome spin doctor with a yellow fly. We pulled lines at 11:00 and headed back to the dock. Waves were less than 1' just a great day to be on the water. Reports on the radio were mixed, some boats had 7-8 fish and others only had 1-2.

5 fish, way to go. Been marking some deep but you got them to bite. As for the SeaLice, I watch the lines while I am changing lures. If they are starting to build up, I drop the rod tip in the water and lift fast. Two or three times will clear the line pretty well. I hope the weather holds this week to let the water set up. Good job.

Good Fish Don. I hope there are more like that one.

I live in Ludington so I get to fish it the entire season. I make an annual trip to the east side to fish walleye with my brother. Otherwise I am always out there for the Salmon.

Went out last night, 2 for 5 on a night of rough water. Wind was up and had 4 -5 foot whitecaps. We fished from 90 to 120 FOW. The wind limited our options. Rookie on board went 0 for 3 on the first 3 hits. We sat him down and landed the next 2 fish. One Laker and one King, both about 5lbs. Laker came on a green/white Spin Doctor/Fly on a high diver 190' back. The King was on a yellow/black spoon on a rigger 70' down. We picked up a lot of trash on our lines from the recent flooding. Spent good time with friends but was a rought night fishing.

GLF, The fish were not big. Only 4-6lbs. but great for the grill. I've heard of very few fish caught at 17-18lbs, none over 20 so far.

Thanks, It's been a slow start this year with very cold Spring weather and all the storms that finally ended up with a lot of flooding between Ludington and Manistee. This web site looks good, very informative, I hope to pick up some tips for salmon fishing. Thanks.

The boat launches are finally back open after the big storm and flooding we had last week. My buddy Dave and I fished this morning from 8am till 11am and boated 6 fish. We were straight out about 7 miles from the harbor and fished 120fow to 220fow. First fish came on a chrome/yellow spin doctor with a lemon ice fly on a dipsy with a mag ring 190 back. The next 3 fish came on a yellow/black spoon on a downrigger 95 down. Next fish came on a green dolphin on a full core. And the last fish came on a carmel dolphin that was on a slider line as we were getting ready to pull the last rigger for the trip in. The fish were hitting when we had the speed up over 3mph. Its a pretty good day when you can sleep in, go catch a pack of good eaters, the come home to fire up the grill and cook up the catch!!

Best Lure: Blue-Green retaped spoon

Favorite Port: Ludington

Favorite person to fish with: Joey (my son)

I think your correct EdB. It sounds like spiney water fleas. I've been dealing with them in Lake Michigan for about 4 years now. They attach to your lines and will build up at the end of your rod and can actually prevent a retrieve. A big build up has to be removed by hand, this is hard to do. If you see them on your line, then I have found that you can drop the tip of your rod into the water and lift quickly. Do this 3 or 4 times and this will clean your line pretty well.