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They were actually homemade Miami Dolphins. Took Dreamweaver Jager Bombs and added glow tape because I couldn't find any real Miami Dolphins in town.
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Fished from 50 FOW to 125 FOW in some pretty big waves. Ended 7 for 7 with 3 small fish being released. The four kings we kept were 10-12 lbs. Best depth was 110-120. All fish finally had some bait in them, nice magnum spoon sized alwives. Successful setups below:
Blue/Yellow Dolphin mag spoon 100' down on rigger (2 fish)
Miami Dolphin regular fixed slider 8' above the ball at 55' (1 fish)
MS Cyclonite on 250' 45# copper (2 fish)
SS Orange Glow Egg regular on 5 color lead (big fish of the evening)
SS Super Screw mag on 200' 45# copper (1 fish)
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I've been doing decent lately and I was 1 for 3 out of Muskegon on Sunday morning. We fished from 40 FOW out to 200 FOW and just couldn't get anything going. I checked my records and the same exact thing happened last year, had been doing well and on June 5th got skunked. Last year it seemed like a 1 trip flukey thing so here's to hoping for the same this year!
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Setup in 45 FOW at 6AM marking a lot of fish. Had three hits in this depth and only boated one fish. This bite slowed quickly and we worked out to 100-120 FOW where we picked away at them slowly for the next 3 hours. Ended up 8 for 10 with 7 kings and 1 laker. Big fish might have went 12 lbs.
Setups that took fish:
Blue/Yellow Dolphin Mag rigger at 65 (2) Fish and (2) Misses
Green/White Glow Spinny (White Blade) Green/white fly, Dipsy at 120' (2) Fish
SS Hot Lobster Regular on free slider Rigger at 80 (1) Fish
Blue Bubble Flasher/Fly: Dipsy at 180' (1) Fish
250' 45# Cu w/ NBK JP Slammer (1) Fish
300' 45# Cu w/ NBK JP Slammer (1) Fish
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After catching a nice 15 pound king on Tuesday night (55 FOW), I thought we could find a couple nice ones tonight after a little warm up. Well, it was a gorgeous night, not a ripple, thought it should be perfect, but the fish didn't agree. Trolled a 10 rod spread from 30 FOW out to 120 FOW with nothing to show, turned around and trolled back in to 55 FOW where we finally picked up an 8 lb. King on a 3 color core with Stingray size Tangerine spoon. Marked nothing except from 70-55 FOW on the way back in. Surface temp was 54 degrees. Maybe should have run up or down to one of the river plumes to look for fish. Fished what I felt like was a very solid spread from history, 2 riggers, 2 dipsies, 6 cores, 3 coppers as we got deeper, just couldn't find them. Not a great report but hopefully it will help someone make a decision for the weekend.
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As soon as there's an open launch and a few less big white chunks floating around out there, I'm game. I need some 50 degree weather like now, I'm starting to lose it a bit. You can only look at the same 50 pictures from last season so many times, you know?
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Hey guys. I'm by no means well versed in brown fishing but I've done it a bit (mostly to combat the cabin fever from winter I'm experiencing right now.) Last spring we caught 4 browns, all about 4 lbs. on an evening trip March 23 right in front of Mona Lake. We fished 6 planer boards with clean long lines (no leadcore or anything) behind the boards 75-150'. Effective lures for Browns in Muskegon for me have been jointed Rapalas (J9s) in blue/silver, orange/gold/white, clown, & brown trout. We try to target our boards over the second and third sandbar troughs. In other words, the boat is in about 5 feet of water but the boards are off to the sides in deeper water. Again, I don't have a ton of experience but this is what worked for me. Good Luck!
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Set in at 5:45 AM in 50 FOW. Caught fish from 70 to 90 nearly non-stop for the first 2 hours. Then later in the 110-120 range. Ended up 11 for 17. Lost three right at the back of the boat just out of net range. Free sliders were busy this morning.
Setups that worked:
Dipsy 125 back on 3 setting w/ SS green dolphin reg (2 hits)
Dipsy 105 back on 3 setting w/ Flintstone mixed veggie mag (2 hits)
Free slider on rigger at 60 w/ DW Captain Gary Mich. Dolphin reg (3 hits)
Free slider on rigger at 80 w/ Nitro Wonder Bread (4 hits)
250 Copper w/ DW blue/green dolphin mag (3 hits)
Full core with DW glow frog reg (3 hits)
The fishing is a blast right now.
-Mark
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My brother-in-law and I caught 4 browns tonight trolling the sandbars near Mona Lk. Rapalas 100' behind boards in clown jointed, blue silver jointed, and brown trout floater took fish. All on a 2.2 MPH GPS south troll going with the chop from the north. Good to get back out there.
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Haha...I did still manage to get a pic even without my camera.
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The 11" Paddle w/ oceana fly was 210' back on a 3 setting dipsy and that took our third fish
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Well I didn't catch 18 but I'll post anyway. We landed 3, lost two other hookups, and missed about 4 other releases (3 for 9:mad:) in 115 FOW. Setups that took hits were:
Mother of pearl J-Plug down 90' on rigger (4 hits, 1 landed)
Green Spatter Back Silver Horde Plug on full copper (2 hits, 1 landed)
11" DW Pearl Fishscale with Oceana fly (1 hit)
Blue Bubble flash/fly on full core with 3 oz. dive bomb (1 hit)
11" DW Pearl Fishscale with pickle sunshine fly down 120' on rigger (1 hit)
GPS Speed of 2.4 all night. Fish were about 5, 8, and 15 lbs. Hope you hook 'em up better than I did tonight.
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Well done all, that is one fantastic catch!
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Awesome job. That is one heck of a catch.
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Picked up 16 fish in 3 trips over the last three days. My best depth of water was 160-180 and the trips were all sort of slow. The fish didn't seem to be too interested in spoons. The "highlight" of the three trips was the 15# laker we caught this morning. I've never seen one this big. Do they usually get this big around here?
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I'm with Just Hookin'. I had this happen to me too. Car stunk for years til I sold it. Nothing I did helped.
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Picked up 5 and lost one at the net tonight. All hits came in 130-150 FOW. Most fish were right on bottom until sunset then picked up a couple down ~35'. Rigs that worked were Northern King Mag Blue Dolphin Spoon on bottom (3 hits), 11" pearl fishscale Coyote paddle with pickled sunshine fly (1), Blue bubble flash/fly (1), and DreamWeaver NBK spoon (1). Pretty avg. fish but lots of fun still!
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Ended 4 for 7 tonight. Lost one at the net. Set in 90 FOW at 7:30PM and went out to 130. All hits came right around 115. Successful setups below:
- DW NBK on a free slider, ball set 90 feet down (3 Hits)
- Lemon Ice spoon 90 down on rigger (1 hit)
- Blue Bubble flasher fly Dipsy on 3 setting back 165' (2 hits)
- Pearl fishscale Coyote paddle with Oceana fly Dipsy on 3 setting back 180' (1 hit)
Most hits were at or after sunset. Glad the fishing is picking up.
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1 for 3 tonight (6# Coho) in 75 FOW. Lots of boats in this depth tonight. Rigs that took hits were a DW NBK on a free slider with the ball at 70 and an 11" white paddle with a green fly 240 back on dipsy set on 3, lost the paddle and fly:mad:. Still pretty slow all in all.
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We went 9 for 11 or so on Friday but released 3 of them. Good spoons were DW Blue Dolphin, Natural Born Killer, Double Orange Crush, and Stinger Tangerine. Couple hits on flies on the dipsies. Fished from 85 FOW out to about 220. Didn't get anything inside of 110.
On Saturday the Northeast wind kept me out of the deep water and I noticed some marks in 30 FOW. We setup at around 5:30 AM and within an hour boated two nice 16 pounders. Blue Dolphin and NBK on riggers again. Couldn't believe the big ones were so shallow.
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This report stings a little as my first but I thought I'd share anyway. 1 for 5 tonight from 100 to 120 FOW off Mona Lake. Fish bit on blue Fishcatcher with white glow tape and blue bubble fly, 150 back on a Dipsy (3 setting) and 55 down on a rigger. 2 fish bit on a large pearl coyote paddle with green fly 180 back on a Dipsy (3 setting). 1 bite on a double orange crush on a 3 color core. Trolling 2.2-2.5 on GPS, all bites on an East troll. Hope we keep more hooked next time!
Holland 6-29
in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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That's an awesome chromer. I was excited about a 10 pounder we got tonight but 18 and change is incredible.