songdog

Docks should be in Port Huron and Port Sanilac later this week.

Thankx SeaHawk, I have been sketching similar ideas. I like everything in its place especially on the boat. Laying things on the floor is outside of our SOP plus I enjoy engineering solutions. Cant wait for "opening day" Saw the MODIS Image for Lake Huron yesterday, still plenty of ice coverage. We are still 4-6weeks away on this side.

Thanx guys, I want to tow fith the poles in "storage holders" ready to fish but I may just keep them laying flat. I have a 45 minute ride to the launch too much risk of littering the road with $150.00 rods.

That would be my desire to tow the boat from port huron to port sanilac up right in the boat. So I can simply launch without re-arranging rods. Anyone else leaving the rods in the boat, without fear they may come put on the road? Mayee over thinking this but it satisfies some cabin fever too. Here is southern huron silver.[img /IMG]

Where are you putting your rods while trailering the boat? Im considering adding 16 cheap plastic rod holders (4 sets of four tubes) to manage but before I do I was looking for others input.

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207 Water Street • Port Huron, MI 48060

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Port Huron

Spring Fling

The goal of the tournament committee

is to bring back a larger scale salmon/

trout fishing tournament to the Port

Huron downtown area. In 2009, this

was done at a smaller scale and 25

boats participated. With a bit of work

the committee has decided to expand

the event thru sponsorships, and make

a larger event with a larger prize purse.

Entry: $200 - Cash ONLY

Early entry will be taken place at:

Anderson’s Pro Bait

2731 Pine Grove Ave.

Port Huron, MI 48060

Entry will also be taken at the Captains

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7pm, May 9th. Entry will be closed at

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Lower Lake Huron, all of St. Clair

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6 fow is just about right. Its my experience brads run typically too deep to fish in 6fow also they run horizontal in the water exposing the hooks to catch the bottom. That being said try small spoons on 1 color of lead or a small deep diving body bait on a short leader. Where the bill just Ticks the bottom kicking up sand. This can get expensive, try to use metal bill baits similar to those available for salt water fishing.

East side really turning around on the spring bite. Much improvement in the last 4-5 years. The summer steelheading is notable as well.

Some browns caught. Small body baits was our hot set up.

Our kings Were natural reproduction probably in canada.

Try this.

Trying to get the pic up.

Shook down in Sanilac, plenty of water at the dock. 3 kings 4 cohos and a nice fat atlantic. Water was already 42/44. Fish were also caught in Lexington. Man felt good to see open water and rods in the water. Catching fish helps too.

Sanilac is opening up no docks in yet. Small boats will be getting out. Next weekend for sure.

Grant

keep this fresh, looing forward to doing my part to help Huron too.

Yes lots of Steelhead and Lakers.

Went south out of Port Sanilac set lines as the sun was cresting the horizon. Hooked one 5# laker in 12 FOW on a gold and orange bomber. Second fish, laker about the same size lost him by catching the net with a set of hooks. Pulled lines and ran 8 miles north to cherry creek took a pretty good rip on an inline board but he never hooked up. Southern Lake Huron is about one good heavy rain away from bringing the silver on. I marked a ton of bait and a good number of fish. Warmest water I found was 40.5.

You'll need:

1. 20 inch drive shaft.

2. 5" extension spacer w/ exhaut spacer+gasket and fastners.

3. 20" shift rod.

4. You might as well put a new impeller kit if you pull the lower unit.

I would try Vans Sport Center in Grand Rapids for good used parts. I think you'll find you can get a good late 70's early 80's 15 Evinrude long shaft for the price of the parts you'll need to convert someone else's motor.

My trip was 1/2 day @ $600.00. We got about an extra hour of fishing because we were doing pretty good. I tipped the Capt. $100.00 and the mate $80.00 plus a bottle of fine vodka. We did really enjoy ourselves celebrating 10 years of marriage. I reccomend staying at teh Islander Inn about one block walk from the harbor.

Here is a nice board my wife and I did in Islmorada Fl Keys. I think we were 20 for 23 on Dolphin and black fin tuna. I hooked about a 70# Amberjack but I lost him hook line and sinker to a 12' shark Sandy came unglued and that was the end of our trip!

The biggest "boot" we landed was just north of Port Sanilac on Memorial Day. Pulling 7 colors of lead over the humps in front of the trailer park. 17.3 pounds on a clean SS Monkey Puke.

My name is Mike, my home port is Port Sanilac-Lexington, my boat is Songdog. (I'm not a musician, I like shooting coyotes in the off season.) I approach my salmon fishing with a certain amount of vigor and attention to detail. These things are important when you are dragging spoons in Southern Lake Huron. I look forward to sharing info with this group. You can find me posting on other popular salmon forums.