EdB

Great looking steelhead.

Nice catch, bet it was lonely out there.

It will last almost indefinitely. If it does not have abrasions,  frays or kinks, you don't need to replace it.   You can also get away with just stripping off a few feet at the end if that is the only area with  damage. if you drag bottom for lake trout, the end may get damaged but it will be fine a few feet up the line.

After dark casting crank baits at Luna Pier, Sterling State park beach off the rock wall or the beach in waders.    They come in shallow in the fall when waters cool.

I've run them down to 1.3 to 1.5 and they pull OK but I don't think there are many trollers in the Great Lakes Region that can answer your question down to .3,  I don't know anyone trolling that slow here.

Those will work but they are a bit big. We normally use #6 baitholder hooks. When water temps start dropping in the coming weeks, spawn fishing should turn on. For whitefish in November use small  #12 hooks for single or double eggs.

No but you can use planers with big jon diver disk, they are smaller than dipsey divers.

I use big planer boards and offshore clips to attach 3 or 4 poles on each side. Big fish will release the clips. I used matched rods and if a small fish is on, that rod tip will bend slightly out of position than the others. It is easy to see.

Here is a good rig for spawn bags for steelhead and single salmon eggs for whitefish.  That fishing will start going for steelies in October through November and in November for whitefish.  We just run the line through a swivel and attach a weight rather than using a sliding sinker sleeve.

Welcome to GLF.  There is a some good pier fishing for steelhead/whitefish in Oct and November and for trout, salmon and whitefish in March/early April when the ice just starts to melt.

Great catch!

Nice catch!

https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/08/coast-guard-helicopter-rescues-2-people-from-lake-michigan.html?ath=e8c7a8688488a14a9ae7bacad788e082#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two people from Lake Michigan near Waukegan, Illinois.

Kathleen Root, 31, and Michael Root were hoisted by an MH-60 helicopter aircrew from Air Station Traverse City around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Rescue efforts began after an unmanned watercraft was recovered approximately three miles offshore from Lake Forest Park Beach two and half hours earlier. The vessel had two cell phones, a set of keys and a wallet with identification cards aboard.

Local authorities also located the Roots vehicle and empty boat trailer in the marina parking lot at Naval Base Great Lakes.

The helicopter crew began a track line search from Naval Base Great Lakes to the last known position of the watercraft and eventually located both individuals wearing lifejackets and waving their arms in the water.

The aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the survivors, and transported them to local emergency medical services where they were treated for mild hypothermia.

Boat crews from Coast Guard Stations Wilmette and Calumet Harbor, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Detroit and a C-130 crew from Joint Rescue Coordination Center Trenton also assisted in the search.

Nice catch, we have not seen many immature kings this season.  Good you found some, at that size, they will be huge next year.

Nice catch! Leaving the dock at 9am can make it tough.

Thanks for keeping us posted on the fishing in your area.   There are too many lakers throughout the great lakes eating precious forage that could be utilized for kings and other silver fish.   I hate fishing for them, like pulling in a snagged garbage bag.     Hope some kings show up soon for you, the MDNR plants more kings in northern lake Huron than they do in all of Lk Michigan.  The stocking sites definitely need to be reviewed.  Might be better to spread them out along the south coast of the UP and in other places to get a better fishery return for anglers.

Worst season we have ever had in Ludington in terms of numbers. At least we are getting some big fish but I'd rather have more action.

Ran to Pentwater from Ludington and only hit 1 in the first hour. Then we had a slow pick hitting 7 and landing 3 kings and 2 cohos. The kings came in 70 to 110 fow of water on a green glow ace high on a 150 copper.  A black tuxedo spin doctor and blue fairways fly on a low diver out 110 and a moonshine green shorts on a 225 copper. Cohos came in 140 fow later morning on a mountain dew meet rig on a 300 copper and a the tuxedo spin doctor.  We fished Ludington Saturday getting a late start at 8pm. Started in 250 fow straight out and put it on an east troll. Got a nice king on a mountain dew meat rig on a 225 copper and a smaller king on a moonshine green shorts on a 150 copper. That one came after dark and we fished till 11pm with one other hit. Good luck!

Welcome to GLF!

Made this tonight. It was awesome. Thanks for sharing Mega Byte!

Yes, the depth needed would depend on water temps and conditions at the time you are there.  Do you have a depth finder, look for marks and target that depth.   Most divers comes with a depth chart showing how much line you need to let out to get to a certain depth.

Great catch and congrats to your son!

Nice catch!

Welcome to GLF!

Nice catch!