EdB

Went back and added some pics throughout.

We are on the trailer and headed home. No more bites. I'll edit in some pics later.

I just switched to a bobber. Took off the heavy coat. First cast, nice hen in the boat for me!

The sun is shining, getting warmer. I just landed another colored up male.

John lost his. I hit our first jumper, he was thrashing and leaping. I lost him jumping. Fish are kicking our butts.

Had a lull and John just got one on.

I just put a chrome male in the boat for number 4, Looks like its going to be a great day.

He got him!

Fish on for John. Let's hope he boats this steelie.

Just hit another fish, fought it for 5 minutes and it came unhooked.

Dropped back, John hit one and she come unhooked at the net.. I just lost a screamer that took me into the wood. Hot fish today!

John got a 9 lb hen in the boat.

Fish on for my buddy John.

Got anchored at 7:45. Third cast, wham fish on! I landed a colored up 8lb male. A few minutes later, my buddy hooks up, one run and gone. I'll keep you posted as the day goes by.

Neat concept, not in my budget this year. I think I'd up to some heavier line launching one on a core or diver if I did have them. Line breaks could be costly.

Lower St Joe is looking as low as I've ever seen it in my life. Going to check the depth at my buddies slip after I fish the river this weekend. Going to drop a lead on a line to check it. I'll stop by the launch and let you know what it looks like. Probably can't measure depth there but I'll post what I find.

Welcome Jess!

Welcome aboard Herb!

Great fish, great pics, way to go

Welcome to GLF Rob!

We had our first fishing trip to Lake Mi this season to the St Joe pier. It was a great start to the 2013 season. We were fishing steelie skein and spawn bags on the bottom. Still ice on the pier but not too bad for fishing. I bet a lot has melted since we were there. Action was not hot but we had a steady pick all morning hitting a fish every 20-30 minutes. We got some real nice browns. Here are our 3 best ones. This was our best one, weighed 6-1/2 lbs. I got 2 browns, 2 coho and 1 big whitefish. Our total for 3 of us was 5 browns, 3 cohos, 1 steelhead and 3 whitefish. Out of about 20 guys on the pier, only a few other fish were caught. It really helps to have good spawn this time of the year. When the water warms up some, spoons and other baits start to work. All fish were caught in the river water; nothing caught lake side which is normal when the water is this cold. Since that pier can get real crowded in spring, I’m only sharing this report with supporting members. The next few weeks should be good if you can make it out. If you can’t, please respect this info and don’t pass it on to the masses. It is nice to not have to get out there at 5AM to get a good spot. Good luck, Ed!

It is my understanding all planted kings in Lk Mi for the last 2 years plants are coded wire tagged with adipose fins clips. This springs plants will be the 3rd yr. All states are cooperating. One more year and all planted kings will be adipose clipped and wild spawned fish will not. This will allow the DNR to study exactly how many wild fish are entering Lk Mi from natural reproduction. I'm pretty sure the biologists in Wi are interested in angler input on what we are getting. I'm sure the federal biologists are collecting heads but not sure about Wi state bio's.

Nice catch Joe

If you're fishing stickbaits for browns in the spring, they run much better tied direct with a Rapala knot instead of using a swivel.

I'll be fishing lake MI this weekend but I'll be on some concrete (or more likely ice over concrete) and not in a boat.