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How is the ice and cracks on the east side? I talked to a guy who said you can only get .5 mile out of linwood after the wind earlier in the week. We did really good last weekend about 4 miles out. I normally fish the west side when the ice is good but will fish the east side if that's the only place to get out.

Thank you everyone for your help! I will try and get some pictures of the project up when I get farther along.

I would be interested in doing this event.

Looking for advice on rebuilding the transom on my 16 foot aluminum boat. I was thinking of doing it myself and was looking for a good spot to get marine plywood at a reasonable price? Is there some place around that does this and if so how much will it cost?

I would start with a 300 45lb copper and a 250 32lb copper. I would then invest in some dive bombs for them to adjust depth from there.

Welcome Shawn!

I use cabelas reels for my riggers and diver rods. They have held up for 2.5 seasons now without any probelms.

Welcome aboard!

From what I have read and heard is that a tiger trout is a cross between a brook trout and brown trout. Splake are across between a lake trout and a brook trout.

Nice deer Mark!

Fished for about 3 hours with my buddy going 1 for 2. Took a nice king in front of the harbor on a green dolphin and had one break off on a green plug. Both bites were on the surface.

Fished from 7am to noon going 7 for 8 and had one other one bite but didn't get to the pole in time. Fish consisted of 5 kings 1 coho and 1 lake trout. Fish were from 130 to 150 FOW. What worked 300 copper, 250 copper, low divers back 230 to 290, riggers down 90 to 130. White paddle and blue fly was the best taking 3 fish and lost one. Blue dolphin took two and flounder pounder, and green and black.

A guy I know used a similar homemade setup with spoons and it worked. The only complaint he had was the line normally broke when he would get more than one king on and he would lose his spoons.

Had one day earlier this year could get a bite if we ran under 3.6 and did the best at 4.2 pulling spoons.

I have run big paddles off the riggers with 17 pound and haven't had a problem. I use 25 pound on divers.

A warm welcome aboard!

Great job!

If anyone knows Jake's phone number please let me know. I think I found its owner!

West bay about 120 fow 80 to 110 down. Green and white was working late last week. Silver jplug also was working. Haven't heard any current reports. Heard east bay has been slow. Good luck!

The DNR does treatments for sea lamprey at the dam from what I understand. They will not be able to effectively treat the river without the dam. I Just think they could build a portage or a water ramp going over it, rather than removing it. I hope the DNR makes the Kayakers get a license for the additional costs of sea lamprey treatments. This would be a great way for them to make some money as well.

Welcome to GLF Dave!

Knife found in Holland over the weekend. If it is yours please contact Jake of Small Wonder and let him know the details of the knife so you can get it back.

Good Job!

Saturday morning went 8 for 9 from 7am to 12:30.

Paddles and flies were the ticket with no real patterns. Green and white along with blue flies were the best. Riggers down 70 to 120 ft, and had bites on the divers in the same range. Trolled about 2-2.6 mph sog and 120-130 FOW, also heard 140 to 190 FOW was good but didn't go out that deep.

Fishing today was slow, only going 5 for 7. Paddles and spoons worked colors Blue, green, white, and chrome were the best. Took fish 50 to 130 down, divers were 120 to 200 back and trolled about 2.4-3.2 mph sog.

Nice job!

Had a lake trout earlier in the year which had reddish to purple spots all over it. To may spots for lamprey scaring. On the inside of the skin there were hard spots in the meat.