Gnarf

I've yet to take a hit on anything fullcore or less. Mabey its just me but who knows...

that looks like a fantastic coho! Nice Job

Another fantastic day!

Took a while to find the pattern but once we did it was money!

Ended 16 for 20 or so. 11 kings 5 coho

Fished from 120-170 with 145-155FOW being the hot area. NE and SW Troll

What Worked

Mag Blue Chilly Willy 90 down on rigger - HOT

Mag Raspberry Carbon 120-130 down on rigger - HOT

Bloody Nose 65 down on rigger

Blue Iced Veggies on Dipsy back 225 set 1.5

11" Mt dew SD with noseeum hitman fly dipsy back 200 set 1.5

UV Blue Dolphin on Rigger down 75

nice job, always good to catch fish

I had a quart of oil leak and get on a couple spoons and flies. Mabey i should try this with them?

Hey guys you gotta checkout the NOAA visual wave forecast.

Lake Michigan

Press start or just scroll thru it to get a better idea

If its correct you should expect 3-4footers around 4pm

I agree with ekbelt. I was worried about the same thing before my shakedown trip but it didn't affect them.

In fact the fish have been in the same general area for the last couple weeks and all the winds we've had hasn't pushed them very much at all.

cant argue with a successful shakedown!

A bit rough out there but the fish are biting so who cares:thumb:

Ended up 7 for 14, lost a few behind the boat that must have thought they were steelhead because they wouldnt stop jumping!

4 Kings (15lb, 14lb, 10lb, 10 lb) and 3 coho

Fished 140-175FOW south west troll ended in Saugy.

What worked

Rigger at 115 11" white paddle with Rapture Dew Hypnotist - HOT!

Rigger at 65 Mag Flounder Pounder

Rigger at 75 UV Blue Dolphin

Dipsy set 1.5 back 175 pearl SD fruity frosticles fly - Large king snapped line

Dipsy set 1.5 back 200 10' Mtn Dew SD with Hitman noseeum fly

i have an 18 foot four winns and ive been out to 250 in the right conditions.

You have to check the nearshore AND the open lake forecast to get an idea of whats going on

My yet to be named boat will be there. Ive been ready since last october

What depth were you fishing? How fast?

I fish just north of holland and west troll at 2.3SOG has been best. Sometimes making turns and changing speeds help to triiger the bites.

My riggers were best 90-115 down lately but shallower could be better with the north blow lately. Mag spoons have been the key with all the large bait they're eating, but flasher flys have been taking some fish.

what about coho up close?

coho have been deep lately. 180-220FOW surface to 130 down.

Thanks... heading out tonight. Looks like they didnt move much at all.

Nice work! What did you get the big king on?

King came on the 10in uv spindoctor and a BW fruity frostices uv fly. Not sure on the name of the spin doctor but its kinda holographic uv tape on both sides.

It was only a 10lber but it absolutely hammered it. Also from the chatter i heard it seems fish are being caught shallower in the water column too.

Beautiful day on the water. No waves to speak of.

Went 6 for 8. 5 Coho 1 King

What worked:

Mag Flounder Pounder 90down Rigger

10" uv spindoctor with uv fly on dipsy set 1.5 back 175

Stingray UV veggies on dipsy set 1.5 back 145

UV purple death meat rig on rigger down 120 - miss

300 30lb copper Mag SS moldy muffin

west troll 170-210 FOW.

may 5 is fine with me. but i might fish the grand haven tourny june 2-3

i run 9-10 foot leads including snubber and my dipsys always produce. florocarbon leaders also helped.

does your phone have email? email yourself then upload onto the site

I stand corrected

Late for work so quick post.

4 man limit from 730-1100

160-180 west troll was best. Riggers down 95 and 115 were best. Mag Flounder Pounder and 11" white paddle with mtdew fly.

Also took a couple on dipsys set 2 back 165-175 stingray uv veggies and uv paddle uv fly.

17 coho 2 kings (10lb, 13lb) and a laker. Pics later

jus got back 160-180was hot. 4 man limit on coho and a few kings

Hey all pretty tired so short and sweet.

Went 3-4 all kings biggest 13lbs. All came on Mag flounder pounder on rigger 90-110 foot down. 140-160FOW west troll 40 degrees on surface.

Not a bad way to kickoff the season!

Thanks for the tips guys.

Im going to stick with my gameplan of starting around 90-100FOW and head west. Just hope the wave forecast is correct and this blow dies down!

Im planning on making my shakedown trip tomorrow morning and have been watching the water temps pretty closely.

All this wind has dropped the surface temps back into the upper 30's last night.

Do you think its still worth trying out deep for some kings or coho like have been caught recently? Or would skinny water be the better idea now?

ive got a happy troller on my 130hp outboard and it works pretty well for me. Im thinking about tryin bags but if it aint broke....