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Nice JOB KJ on those ITO Flies!!!! I am going to have to get up there and do some fishing with you guys!!!!!

Kevin what were you getting them on?

Way to go man! Glad to see you are wacking some fish! Next time if you put what you got them on I will use the info as a report on my weekly radio show on webtalkradio.net.

Hey Dave what is the name of that spin doctor and the fly that you were using?

If you would like to be an observer for the Coho Classic please give me a call at 219-229-4390. The classic is on April 30 and May 1. this would be a great chance for you to learn from some of the best fisherman on Lake Michigan! Thanks Ryan

Hey kevin what did you catch those fish on?

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The Knot Rite charter boat put 33 coho in the box on 2 trips this past weekend! 2 inch flies were just smoking them in a secret color! I will post some pics later!

Thanks Kyle! We were a good 3/4 mile off shore when I took that with a 70-300 lense on my Canon Rebel Digital SLR! I took more that I will try to get posted tomorrow!

For some reason the photo will not post so if someone could help that would be great!

I took this photo on a hazy morning before a storm blew in!

When you are getting those small spring coho here is a fast and easy way to cook them! Skin and cut out fat and bones (I have young kids so bones dont work) Fill a frying pan about a 1/8 inch deep in oil of your choice and turn on to a very HIGH heat. In a bowl on the side dip small pieces of fish in a spice and oil mixture just so the seasoning sticks then cook in the pan for about 30 seconds on each side. The thicker pieces will still be a little bit pink in the middle but it has an awsome taste. you do have to watch the pan cause the spices that are left in the pan will tend to burn. If this happens dump the oil and start again!

If the coho is more then a inch thick this will not work!

Here are a few that were caught out of Indiana this past week!

All caught on 2 Inch flies!

For us it is cannons but since cannon worked with our radio show and gave us a really SWEET deal I guess it is a no brainer!

Not real big on the southern end of the Lake but great numbers and man was dinner good last night!

We got 3 coho today standing on a short pier in Portage Indiana today. Man it feels good to get out! We also watched some guys banging some browns on Skein on the bottom!

We are starting to catch coho out of the Michigan City Harbor. I feel so much better now!!! 2 Inch Flies are hot right now in the darker colors!

I cut a bunch of crud out of the press release! What sucks is we can not use the sabiki rigs yet!

Changes on using live gizzard shad, threadfin shad, and alewives as bait

Rule changes regarding the use of live gizzard shad, threadfin shad and alewives as bait, and the size of cast nets used in collecting such bait, take effect March 22.

- Live alewives may be collected, possessed and used on Lake Michigan only, and may not be transported away from Lake Michigan. Any unused alewives must be killed. A person must immediately kill alewives collected from waters other than Lake Michigan.

- The maximum cast net diameter is increased to 20 feet for both the Ohio River and the rest of the state. Mesh size remains at 3/4 inch stretch mesh for normal minnow/crayfish collection statewide. However, cast nets used at the eight named live shad water bodies listed above will be able to have a maximum mesh size of 2 inches stretch mesh. Stretch mesh is the distance between two opposite knots of a net mesh when the net is stretched tight. This will allow for more practical use in collecting live gizzard shad, threadfin shad or alewives, which school in open water.

The DNR website will be updated as the effective date approaches.

I am currently looking for old J plugs that have the paint missing and stuff like that. The body of the J plug has to be in ok shape but I am going to get them painted so the look does not matter. I am willing to pay $.50 per J plug so dig in the old boxes of baits and send me a PM.

Awsome, Just Awsome! it does not get much better then that!

I am in one of the worst hit areas. right at the shouthern tip of Lake Michigan! Here is the view after I opened the garage door!

Here is the view of the front of my house.

And i just loved the tops of these drifts in front of a 6 foot high fence!

I sent Wild At Heart 8 Dozen Rigged Brand New Flies ($3.50 each with special price for 6 or 12), A bag of unrigged Flies ($1.25 Each Brand New), A Bunch of 25 Packs of Matzuo Hooks that are on closeout (these are Great Hooks) and I think 6 Packs of 6 different colors of 8mm Glow Beads in a box(Over 300 Beads for $10.00). I am sponsoring Wild At Hearts fishing team this year so he offered to put my stuff on the table with his stuff. I hope you guys have a great time and find lot of great stuff, and of course buy all of my stuff!

How much is i going up to for 2011?

And 2nd reply sent back! Thanks for the inquiry.

OK Guys except for one person your Sample fly will be in the mail tomorow. Thanks to all who are going to be working with me for this next year and if there are anymore Pro Teams/Charter Captains who want to jump on board just send me a PM. Ryan

So i tied up a new fly today and since KJ seems to like the yellow in the fly it is going to be called the KJ Special Angel Hair!

I like to name flies after people so I might use some more of your names so be on the lookout!