zgrinder on Fin Warrior

OK, I took a table pic. Bleed them all out after they were landed.

Pushed off at 4:00pm and set down in 125FOW trolling west. Marked fish in 135FOW but decided to keep pushing out since it was early. Hit 190FOW and started a north-south troll. Took a nice 10+lb steelhead on a mag green 2-color SW rig down 75' with a mag green dolphin on the business end. Next came a double, SW hit first then a spinny w/ blue fly 81' down went off immediately after. Did my best to fight both and clear the 3rd line, 300' copper which of course was right in the thick of things. Once the copper was up I kept fighting both and then just had to pick one because both drags were still spooling. The SW green dolphin sported a 21lb king, the blue fly, who knows, hook bent and fish was gone. I decide not to mess with the copper and put a 2 set diver out back 190' with a mag blue-silver-yellow holographic spoon and was rewarded about 30 minutes later with a 20lb king. Unfortunately, while pulling the hook out I did not take notice that the dipsy broke off the line and dipsy and spoon became a donation to the fish gods. No worries, I had more of that set up! While making the repair, I put out another dipsy, same distance with a green alewife spoon. Clearing that line 20 minutes later I had a 5lb steelhead on it - didn't see it get tripped while I was finding a new spoon and fixing leaders. Things got quiet for about 30 minutes and I move into about 185FOW due to boat traffic then the blue fly spinny erupted once more and that produced a 19lb king (must of had one less meal than the others). That made a hand so I pulled lines at 8:20pm and went home to watch the Hawks beat the Oilers and advance to the next round. Yes I do like my hockey :). Sorry no pics as I was by myself.

Nicely done. Funny how deep riggers were hit along side high divers. I was out Friday night as well in 190 FOW - will post shortly.

Finding silver fish has been hard since the spring. Set out yesterday at 4:00pm to fish 200+ FOW with a top water steelhead spread. Went 1 for 3. Did not find any steelhead but as luck would have it, a 23lb King hit a 10-color leadcore on a board with a holographic mag spoon (either a DW or MS, yellow and blue on opposite edges). Strike came on 210 FOW, east troll, 2.6mph on the Depth Raider. Female plant, stomach was empty. Spouse was hoping for salmon steaks tonight, happy I could deliver. BTW, I marked nothing suspended all evening. Fin Warrior Holland

I also gave it a go out of Holland yesterday from noon to 4:30pm. Covered from 110 to 230 FOW. Not a bump. Marked next to nothing beyond 140'. 48 degree water was down about 100'. What little warm water there is, is piled up on the Michigan shore. Fin Warrior