Twill23

I blame my dipsey losses on crabby snubbers, and getting to the rod too fast. When that fish hits, loosen the drag WAY up and just leave it in the rod holder till the fish turns.

That is a crazy deal if the boat surveys out!

I love mullet lake, we have always pike fished it and steelheaded it. Theres a great steelhead fishery in the deep holes!

Added this year: 3place Bert's vertical rod trees mounted on 6in tracks for easy removal, As well as a custom built 5place rocket launcher made with Fishing Greats rod holders Fish Hawk x4 down temp and speed system.

Look at mine listed on this site. Proven fish catching machine. ;P

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but personally I absolutely despise the two cieras I've been on. You would have had much more fishing room in your lund than you do in the ciera. Also the boat fishes like a cork, the high center of gravity reallllllly makes fishing in any type of waves uncomfortable. Because the boat sits soooooo high and is so light, it is a monster around the dock in any type of breeze. There are a few positives, if you want to get a young one or a wife/gf involved the cabin provides many features most fishing boats of that size don't. If its going to be a straight fishing boat my advice would be to look for something else. Mid winter is the best time to shop!

low divers.. for us run on 1.5 they're level with the water and are "normally" deeper. Another diver rod(for us we run another wire) is set on 2.5 or 3. Normally people set this diver higher in the water column than the diver set at 1.5. A wire diver set on 1.5 dives roughly 1 for for every 2 feet let out, while on 3 it dives 1 foot for every 3 feet let out.. Recently we were running a lot of low divers at 120 and high divers at 175-190

Well monday 8/22 wrapped up our last day in Frankfort. We were extremely pleased with yesterday's cooler weighing in a beautiful 27lb king and 4 19's. We really didnt expect to be able to top that.. but top that is just what we did. Monday morning we set in the same spot we had fished all weekend. 80fow between the herring hole and the pier heads. It was great because there were 300+ boats north near the saddle and no more than 10 even close to us. The before light bite was non existant for us. We were beginning to get a little nervous when old faithful went off. 100back on 1.5 with a green coyote and a green fly. This was just the beginning... We boated 6 fish in the next hour, including several cohos. As it got a little later we headed away from our 80ft and went out to 120-130. Rigger set at 63 with a ratchet jaw moonshine plug pops, after a very fun 25 minute fight we put the biggest king of the trip in the box.. 28lbs. We ended the morning fishing the scum line for coho. We finished around 10 with 6 coho 3 kings and a steelie. Our smallest coho was 9lbs! We ended our trip with 54 fish in 3 days. (evening spread)

I think diver colors make a huge difference!!!.....for making sure you put them on the right side...Personally we have 4 wire divers(right sides are green and left sides are orange) and 4 braid divers(same setup)This is a life saver in the early morning when setting.. we all know how tough it is to think in the morning.

Finally got some time off and headed over to Frankfort kind of late Friday night, set up camp and hit the water just as the sun was disappearing. We ended the evening with 4 very nice kings one being 23lbs. Fished in 70-80fow on a north troll 200copper-Green splatter plug 6oz snap 100back-white plug Low wire diver 80back-Green coyote green fly(2) Saturday morning we started setting lines at 6am, apparently a little too late because we ended up not getting the full spread into the water until 7:30 because we were too busy fighting fish! 9 fish by 8 and we called it a good morning. 115-130 fow 200copper-green splatter plug Low wire diver 80 back(4) green coyote green fly Riggers down 63 green coyote green fly 6oz snap 100back-white plug (took all of our fish) Saturday evening we launched at about 5pm. Headed out to 250fow and set. Took 2 coho right away and then 2 small kings. Then it slowed right down. We headed toward shallower water but just couldn't get it going taking only 1 fish on a rigger 63 down on a michael jackson spin dr and green mag squid.. It was almost pitch black, and we were about to start pulling lines when all hell broke loose. 5 fishing coming all at one time. Almost instantly the 6oz snap goes, 100 copper, 200 copper, rigger at 63 and rigger at 58. We ended up landing all 5 in complete darkness. Talk about being exhausted afterwards. We ended with 10 fish. 86fow 100copper-blue splatter 200copper-chrome spin dr green fly 6oz snap-white plug rigger 63- green coyote green fly Rigger 53- Green coyote green fly Low divers at 120- green coyote green fly Sunday morning we launched a little earlier and got our entire spread in the water! Again we were slightly worried as it got light out, and fish just werent going. We FINALLY took a king on a low diver and it all started going again. Divers were the ticket. Taking the first 3 fish. Soon as we caught the first 3 kings back to back to back, we tripled up, with the 6oz snap going first.. SCREAMING. The board went down like a bobber. Then the diver and a 200 copper. We decided to land the copper and diver first, leaving the 6oz snap in a rod holder with relatively heavy drag. First one hit the deck, 19lbs. Second one hit the deck, 19.5lbs, and after 45 minutes the 3rd hit the deck at 27lbs. We had cleared most of the gear and again had made a mess. It was getting rough so we decided to run out and just make an easy troll back through the same area. We ended up taking two more fish, 200 copper and a low diver. As it was getting rough we decided to call it an awesome morning with 8 fish(having farmed one right behind the boat). Low divers-green coyote green fly 200copper-chrome spin dr green fly rigger 63- Green spin dr green mag squid 100 copper-Blue splatter 6oz snap-white plug

With the HUGE increase in smelt numbers in the past several years, and the decrease of salmon fisherman targeting the species, this could be one the BEST decisions the MDRN could possibly make. This is finally giving the fishery a chance to rebound(which i firmly believe is already in it's first steps, dont believe me check out some of my brown trout reports from this yea). A combination of things killed the fishery, quagga mussels, and overstocking being one of them. Biologists were greatly mistaken when they believed that farm raised salmon would not reproduce naturally. I firmly believe it's going to be fixed and we're just looking at a normal cycle(we're lake michigan in the 1980's )

I took the winner's names out of the listings.. It used to be THE BIGGEST tournament in michigan lol.. Still is the largest ladies tournament on the great lakes...It's getting better than the last 3-4 years thats for sure... Super tournament numbers were slightly down due to the 7-10ft waves forecasted on sunday which ended up being 6-8s..41miles isnt fun to run in those kinds of waves. Im not sure on the exact numbers, but normally its 30-40 boats.

It's gotten smaller because people just dont realize the quality of fishing there is to be had That and Alpena as a city is kind of breaking down.....

BROWN TROUT 1. 10.00 2. 7.30 3. 6.85 4. 6.60 5. 6.45 LAKE TROUT 1. 23.05 2.20.65 3. 18.45 4. 17.75 4. 17.75 5.17.25 WALLEYE 1.9.35 2. 8.40 3. 7.90 3 7.90 4. 7.45 5. 7.10 STEELHEAD 1. 8.85 2. 8.50 2. 8.50 3. 8.50 4.7.80 5. 7.60 SALMON 1. 18.15 2.17.65 3. 16.90 4. 16.75 5. 16.70 Todd Horn Pepsi Super Tournament(2day weigh 5 fish per day) First Place -103.30lbs. total Second Place - 83.15lbs. total Third Place - 72.70lbs. total Ladies' Classic Winners(1day weigh 5 fish) First Place -54.60lbs. total Second Place - 53.95lbs. total Third Place - 51.20lbs. total Fourth Place - 51.20lbs. total Fifth Place - 51.15lbs. total Walleye Tournament Winners(2day weight 5 fish per day) First Place - 34.70lbs. total Second Place - 34.30lbs. total Third Place - 31.65lbs. total Fourth Place - 28.30lbs. total Fifth Place - 27.85lbs. total Michigan Brown Trout Festival Prizes Prizes awarded for Largest Brown Trout Division: 1st prize - $3,000.00 2nd prize - $1,000.00 3rd prize - $ 500.00 4th prize - $ 350.00 5th prize - $ 300.00 Prizes awarded for Salmon, Lake Trout, Steelhead & Walleye Divisions for each species 1st prize - $ 900.00 2nd prize - $ 500.00 3rd prize - $ 400.00 4th prize - $ 350.00 5th prize - $ 300.00 Ladies' Classic Prizes Guaranteed Prize Money: 1st - 10th Place 1st place - $ 800.00 2nd place - $ 500.00 3rd place - $ 450.00 4th place - $ 400.00 5th place - $ 300.00 6th place - $ 200.00 7th place - $ 175.00 8th place - $ 150.00 9th place - $ 125.00 10th place - $110.00 Two Day Walleye Tournament Prize payout's - 100% of total registrations 1st place - 50% of purse 2nd place - 25% of purse 3rd place - 12% of purse 4th place - 8% of purse 5th place - 5% of purse Pepsi/Todd Horn Super Tournament Guaranteed Prize Money: 1st - 8th Place 1st place - $4000.00 2nd place - $2000.00 3rd place - $1000.00 4th place - $ 800.00 5th place - $ 400.00 6th place - $ 300.00 7th place - $ 250.00 8th place - $ 200.00

EXCLUDING: The first day of the Todd Horn Pepsi Super Tournament BROWN TROUT DIVISION 1. 10.00 2. 6.85 3. 6.60 4. 6.45 5. 6.05 STEELHEAD 1. 8.85 2. 8.50 3.7.80 4. 7.45 5. 7.35 LAKE TROUT 1. 23.05 2. 20.65 3. 16.10 4. 15.95 5. 15.30 SALMON 1. 18.15 2. 16.90 3. 16.75 4. 16.70 5. 16.00 Walleye Tournament Results-(2day 5 fish limit) Walleye Tournament Winners First Place - 34.70lbs. total Second Place -34.30lbs. total Third Place - 31.65lbs. total Fourth Place - 28.30lbs. total Fifth Place - 27.85lbs. total Ladies Classic(Largest Ladies Tournament on the great lakes, 1 day tournament weigh 5 catch 6) First Place - 54.60lbs. total Second Place - 53.95lbs. total Third Place - 51.20lbs. total Fourth Place -51.20lbs. total Fifth Place - 51.15lbs. total

I praise the tournament committee for trying to get more people into the sport. The sport of salmon fishing is something i firmly believed is taken for granted. It won't be there forever. The Big Red Classic has only been around 15 years, so its not like its a long running tournament. It's changed multiple times throughout the years. The tournament is a non profit organization aimed at providing a significant contribution to the Boy's and Girl's club.... It's a catch 10 fish tournament. This isnt a catch 6 weigh 5, single division tournament like the Michigan Brown Trout Festival has been for 37 years.. Solid fishermen SHOULD still be able to pull those larger fish consistently. There are several divisions! In my personal opinion, if your going to sit out a tournament because you feel anyone could win it, than your not confident in what you do, and should start revising the way you fish, and the species you target.

Tuesday's Catch. Launching out of alpena! Kings, Pinks, Steelhead, Walleye, an atlantic, and lake trout!!!

A King, Cohos, Steelies, Lake Trout, whitefish, and Walleye!

Unfortunately i am stuck in West Virginia while my fishing partners have the privilege of fishing Alpena's Michigan Brown Trout Festival. In respect to them i cant post where they were exactly because there is a lot of money on the line. But fishing right now is DYNAMITE! Ill let the picture speak for its self!!!!

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I love the positive outlook! It's getting better... its just different. You'll get on em soon enough!

It's actually a positive change! Our fish are now chasing baitfish!(Smelt) It is making it more difficult to pattern fish, because smelt do behave much differently than alewife, but keep at it! This year is leaps and bounds above the last few years!!!

Be thankful your still near the pond! I've spent every holiday imaginable 500+miles away from home and my family. Maybe you didnt get to fish this weekend, but there is a lot of the season left!!! You'll get a few more chances to whack em and have plenty of fun! That being said... i woulda told the group to shove it when plans were being made Fishing is WAY more important. lol

It's hit and miss right now. There is an astounding amount of smelt in the area and the fish are really patterning on them. The day time bite has realllly been up and down. It was really good about 2 weeks ago, but has since slowed. There are still fish to be found during the night time bite. You'll really wanna keep an eye on the wind and water temps, letting that make the decision on where to go for you. Lastnight my normal partner went out and took his ten fish from 2am-4am. All body baits on the big reef. Hope this helps! Goodluck! PS: as far as night time fishing goes, It's pretty much ALWAYS 14ft or less.

Sorry all, got sent to WV where they've yet to discover internet... The kings came on pretty much everything, 10 colors of lead(kavorkian) wire dipspey 80 back, and flat lines with body baits. As far as a recent report. Numbers out of Alpena are GREAT, although the run isnt.. 36 miles straight east of thunder bay island is producing awesome numbers of lake trout and steelhead. Lake trout are all VERY nice fish in the 10-15lb range. Walleye out of alpena has been hit and miss. LOTS of bait around. Daytime bite has been tough, but the night time bite has been pretty good. Fish are being caught on the big reef as well as partridge point. Body baits in 12-15ft of water right on the structure.