steeliebob

After a couple of days of debating I did file a complaint against the guy with the Michigan DNR. He will be let off with a warning this time and the DNR officer was thankful that I turned him in. This was the fourth time in two years that he has tried to impress his customers by shaving my boat. As a fare paying customer I would not be impressed by his reckless operation of a charter boat. I am not impressed and I am sure when the DNR officer talks to him he will know how many laws he is breaking and how close he is coming to losing his charter. i don't have a target on my boat but now I am sure that he has a target on his boat. Under the Michigan hunter fisherman harassment laws he could have been issued a ticket just by my complaint.

There are plenty of islands, vacant or unplanted farmland, and no thanks to certain politicians that I will not mention by name loads of belly up business properties in Michigan where the wind farm can be placed

Just so everyone knows at one time the para sail boat was over a mile away from where my boat was and I was travelling in a straight line N?S at about 2 mph. So this guy with a charter license has a boat going approximately 30 mph travels at least a mile out and cuts 30 feet in front of my boat. Not to mention harassment he is putting the fare paying customers at risk. If I were to accidently hit my throttle my tin can would cut his glass boat in half. Thirty feet does not leave much room for error.

Do these guys think that they own the lake or what? Last year I had the para sail boat come way too close to my salmon boat a couple of times and last Sunday it happened again. Last Sunday he came 30 feet off of my bow throwing a large wake. Apparently the entertainment was not good enough for his crew so he turned the boat around and did it again. I don't think any of the salmon fishermen mess with the para sail boat. We just fish and go about our business, I do not want to loose rods or equipment because of a careless boater with no consideration for others on the water. Does the harassment law apply here? I think that next time he gets that close to my boat I will take his picture and turn him in to the DNR.

I always keep my knives in plain view during transport wether in the vehicle or boat so that there is no doubt that they are there. If a law enforcement officer requests to do a search I always disclose the firearms and knives that I have and where they are. By keeping this in mind you should not have any trouble. Law Enforcement Officers appreciate knowing about possible weapons and will always give you the benefit of a doubt as long as you leave them in the open and disclose their whereabouts. Also do not carry a questionable weapon where it is readily accessible to a driver or occupant of a motor vehicle.Also as long as they are transported in a locked case there is no question about being a concealed weapon.

I usually put in at 4:00 am and am the only boat on the lake by 5:00 am I am dragging balls because I am surrounded by boats and have been forced into too shallow of water. It either goes that way or I have a fish on and someone is about to run over my line. it seems like every weekend I have the boat with 4 guys in it and nobody is driving the boat. It is coming right at you and it cuts you off no matter which way you turn. Last weekend parachute boy cut in front of my boat twice 30 feet off of the bow just to mess with me throwing a big wake. I do not mess with parachute boy and next time he messes with me I think that I will call the DNR.

Due to a recent cancellation the St Ignace Trout & Salmon Tournament for March of Dimes will be held Saturday Sept 4 6:00 am until noon. Prizes are $250 Jim Wehrs Mackinaw Outfitters Gift Card, (Mackinaw Outfitters) $75$ Mackinaw Outfitters Gift Card (Farmers Insurance Agents of Northern Michigan). $50 Jay's Sporting Goods Gift Card (Jay's Sporting Goods) !/2 off on a charter EUP Charters, and 1/2 off on a charter Halycon Charters. Entry fee is $25 per boat 6 pole maximum. Complimentary refreshments provided. For more information contact Bob Holmes at 906 643 8630 or 906 430 7673 or by email [email protected] Cooler check and start will be held at the St Ignace boat launch

If you want replica mounts contact [email protected] his name is Rick and lives in the Gaylord area. I would recommend the replicas over a skin mount. I have some skin mounts that I will eventually get redone as replicas. Some super nice lakers anyway.

You must have been way out to find 350 fow in the Michigan pond. I have been 14 miles out of South Haven and in 130 fow. I think that the deepest that I have fished on the Huron pond this year is 130 but I was less than a mile out.

I fish solo alot and enjoy the lack of company sometimes. I prefer to launch about 4 am so I do not wait at the launch site. In the early am the fish are up high so I run two on the downriggers at 30 feet. I do not run stackers or sliders until daylight and I can set my cannon balls deeper. About 95 percent of the time I run spoons. I have a size 0 dipsey that I run about 100 feet to 125 with a glo spoon

They all sound good but wouldn't the Captain or #7 go better on the rocks with a coke?

Must be that a couple of the DNR fisheries trucks got lost and dumped a load in L Huron. It is good to see L Huron bounce back a couple of nice catches there. Good job.

Welcome aboard Gary, look me up if you cross the mighty mac to do some fishing. If i did not have to work to support my fishing habit, I would just fish.

Just like the big buck contests when $$$$ is on the line people will point fingers and people will cheat. Everyone is after the almighty dollar in the high stakes tournament. I am not saying that this boat was cheating but if they had an observer on the boat the observer should have made a decision and it would have been final.If they withdrew from the tournament to save their reputation so be it. It is a done deal go back to fishing.

This always makes fishing a little more challanging.

Signs!!!!! Come on Rick you are N of the 45th paralell you ought to know that signs always apply to the other guy that probably won't read them either. Then there is the guy that reads the sign and it says LOOK FREE FIREWOOD. I almost peeled a guy that completely ignored a big red stop sign today, it must be for the next guy. When they pry him out of his car he will understand that signs are for him too.

In the UP we call the spawners soup or mush meat. The reason they are called soup is because if you cut into them their meat turns to soup. I see people harvest them all of the time. Some might be okay to eat but others definetly not. When I see those fish I wonder what kind of beef goes into a fast food burger. I appreciate the nice silver salmon and trout and venison more. You buy a fishing license to catch fish wether they are good or bad makes no difference to some people. Enjoy...just don't invite me to dinnner

I don't understand why somebody would want to eat a spawning steelhead. It is fun to catch them and all but the spawners are not the best eating fish in the river. I will eat a few in the summer, fall & winter but never in the spring. I live to fish steelhead, please release the spawners

I will post a pic tomorrow, another 25 pounder was caught the same night in another boat. The pic is on the slab at the cleaning station. It is kind of hard to get someone to take your pic at midnight.

Fishing in 90 feet of water last night solo in my boat I had my second hit of the night at 9:40 and had my hands full until 10:50 when a 25 pound king salmon finally after 7 tries found the net. I had a free slider on the same rod and had a small salmon on the other spoon at the time the big one was hooked but lost the smaller fish on the ride of its life. This fish I assume was a three year old salmon male but when i cleaned the fish it was not going to be a spawner this year. In May I caught an 18 pounder, June 22 pounder, and July 25 pounder I am waiting for a 30 pounder and I believe that I have already hooked into at least one that big. I think that August and Sept will produce some really big fish up here, we will see. At 4 years old that fish would be 30+ pounds easy so next year should be fun.

I have had my issues too. My fishing partner cut a tire on the dock backing the boat into the water. The same guy dropped the trailer off of the ball (now i keep a lock on it, after kids lifted the hitch) he slammed on the brakes and the bow of the boat went through the back window of my Jeep Cherokee and did a little bumper damage. I put the boat in the water and pull it out now, my boat my truck If I screw it up then I blame myself. That back window just exploded.

Way to pass on the tradition. Great idea to let her pick the lures and the fish cooperated

I forgot to mention the interesting one. Once the marina in town fills up, the cruisers park at the launch ramp to spend the night. Sure just tie that $300,000 boat to the ramp dock and not pay a fee. Then bolck the am fishermen from launching their boats. After a few calls to city hall and the police this problem is somewhat resolved. Now we have fireworks on the bay every sat night which means that the tourists take over the boat launch...more fun.

Alright now catch his daddy. What a screaming pig. What made the most noise you or the line peeling out of the reel. You will need to rent a pig roaster to cook that one.

You have to love the guy that has to make all kinds of adjustments to the boat while he is parked in a launch lane. That and the person who has to fill their cooler one item at a time while parked in a launch lane. Do this stuff before you leave the house so that you don't look like a fool.