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    6/22/2014, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    The waves were not big Sunday, but when they are coming from three directions at once, it makes for a rocky troll. We have not been catching many sheepshead and catfish with only a couple per day showing up in the catch.

    No, the waves weren't big at all. They did impact the kids however. Wanted to stay close to port with the kids, in the instance that the weather kicked up. I was surprised at what we did catch....oh well. Vacation coming up in mid July, and were hoping for some good conditions to get back out with the kids for some eyes. Doing it right with three young kids is important. All three were excited about catching fish, didn't matter the variety. :thumb:

    6/22/2014, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    Nice job Mike, you were on your way in, and I passed you on our way out of the river. I had my wife and 3 young kids. They didn't last long out there, roughly 1 hour of fishing time. We didn't find any walleye, and stuck pretty close to port. But in one hour we did catch 3 nice sheepshead and 3 catfish. Not what we were looking for, but the kids had a hoot wrestling those to the boat. Waves weren't what I consider bad, but my 4 year old got a little green, and we decided to come in.

    If you troll meat for kings...This is the only herring you should use. Perfect c...

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Hattrick... Although I like the product and it has done well for me... it is way to expensive. 8.99 or more for 6 pieces is over kill. We have went to cutting our own for a 3rd of the price.

    Do you get a discount for buying in bulk' date=' assuming you run alot of it as a charter captain you must have too. 6-9 rods is expensive to refill with a hot bite![/quote']

    I agree. While the strips are nice as they're available and ready to go. However, the full herring cut on the fly is nice. You can also cut the whole herring, brine it and freeze it to your liking.

    Au Gres 6/14

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    Heard a wise man say, find out what they want, and give them lots of it. Typically an inline/harness rig, I gave them bottom bouncers in their face. Ran se of Au Gres about 8 miles and started over deeper water trolling easterly with the waves. Bouncers on one side and In-lines on the other. We quickly were aware that harnesses close to the bottom would rule the day. Multiple colors were productive, coppers, anti freeze, purples and pink panties along with a few custom streaks kept us extremely busy most of the day. Our first pass was about a 3 mile troll from 37fow all the way to 23fow.....catching fish the entire way. We were participating in the Au Gres Firemans event and decided to return a good majority of the fish we were catching in hopes of better fish. We made that pass 2 x and caught a lot of fish, before we started taking decent fish over the deeper water at which point we ground it out in the deeper water putting together a 17# bag! not great! but it's what we had! biggest was 4.88#. Bonus 12.5" fat plump juicy perch and a master angler catfish measuring 32-33". We caught fish with only one lul about noon. After that action picked back up again.

    Kept our 15 and there back that many plus a few.

    6/8/2014, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    Nice job on the fish Mike! I called it in the morning. Woke early and was looking at the radar and couldn't tell if it was going to be nasty with lightning or if it was going to pass to the south. After a tasty western omelet at H&H i still couldn't figure what the heck it was going to do. About 10am, I realized that I made the wrong decision. I had a buddy with me that fishes with me periodically, and in rough conditions he's not the most comfortable. As I explained, I would rather regret not fishing than regret fishing and being caught in bad weather. Hindsight is always 20/20.....:grin:

    Au Gres Eyes 6-6 And 6-7-14

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    It was good seeing you too J-Dog. I'll always remember the fun evening runs on the Husky-Jerk. I set up initially and let everyone else catch most of the fish. I'd go back when there were too many lines out of the water. It seemed when we hit one it would turn into a double or a triple. We ran our usual 3 oz off the down rods and 2 oz off the boards all BB.

    We moved up to the north to some old numbers that typically produce. Pulled a couple up there, but the bugs were worse up in that area than where I saw you at....

    Upgraded my ignition to an electronic ignition here in the last few weeks. Buddy of mine helped me with the install and also with the "timing". The Husky Jerk never ran so good as it does now. My fuel efficiency improved significantly and the delivery of power is smooth all the way through.

    Au Gres Eyes 6-6 And 6-7-14

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    Yeah, you were in that spot, along with a few others that I know. You sure had them going. We thought we were onto something, then the action subsides for us. We had a spread of harnesses, 2 bb over the side, one bouncer off a board, then a mix of inlines spreading the water column. We were a little shy of our 4 man limit. However, we did have some nice fish in the box. Black blade with pink dots down n out took some action. Then a silver confusion blade 50 back with a 2 oz inline seemed to be a better set up for us too. Decided after looking at the radar on sunday morning to go have breakfast.....didn't fish, looks like the rain missed us, I was a little reluctant with the YELLOWS and REDS in the radar a little further to the west. Thought, I'd rather regret not fishing than regret going fishing. Oh well. I'll be up for Saturday for sure, and if Sunday's weather looks good I'm going to take my wife and children out for some fun! Nice seeing you out there P1!:thumb:

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