littleboat

It was a beautiful day out there for sure. The bugs started to show up late morning. Nice fish! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

2 for 3, both laketrout, 4# and 6#. Lost another fish (?) 65 ft down in 125fow. Fished 115-140 with a few marks. Lake was flat. Both fish came on a 8" flasher "Hawg wild" with a home made fly "Irish shallow". Lost fish was on a 250 cu with blue holo dolphin mag. Both laketrout came on north troll 2.3-2.5 sog with rigger just off bottom in a 120-122 fow at 7:56am and 8:52 am. Village joined me today. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Good to know about other unusual catches. When I filleted the fish all of the meat looked very good. Thanks Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I was extremely happy getting that rod and lure setup back. I was already calculating what the loss cost me $$$ and had resigned myself to the fact sh*t happens. When it came time to pull up my rigger I was in disbelief (jumped about 3 ft in the air) when I saw the green fly treble hanging on to the rigger cable just above the release. The rod had not released its line during this whole episode. I carefully inched the cable up and grabbed the connection at the SD and rod tip, doing a hand over hand vertical lift until I got the rod out of the water. It was probably a good thing that no fish took the bait during that whole time. I did send the pictures to the dnr office listed on their fishery division with my cell number. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I'm going send a picture to the dnr, once I figure out which area should get it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

1 for 2 with a 9.5# steelhead (very unusual looking). Caught on a 6C with a lemonberry mag spoon, in 144fow at 10:48am, west troll, 2.3 sog. loss other in 155fow. I had a rod with SD and fly fall out of my rod holder while I was double handling everything. I thought it was lost for sure. 2 hrs later when I pulled up my DR there it was hanging by the fly hook on the cable. I pulled it all in and saved everything. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

2 for 2, one alewife which we turned into a meat rig with no results. One 2.19# laketrout. Fish from 38-170 north and south of harbor. Beautiful day just not productive. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

2 for 3, a 8.2# king and 6.14# steelhead. 1/1 on 240 cu with hammer time SD and last date fly (homemade). A west troll in 142 fow. 1/2 on slider, blue jeans slim spoon, DR dwn 74 ft in 147fow, 2.5 sog, sse troll, ball temp 49.2 FishOak joined me today and we had great time. Surface temp was 74.3, lake picked up a little as we ended the day. Enjoyed his company. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I hate those flies. Nice catch! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

1 for 3, 1 spit the hook out 50 ft from boat, other just as I was slipping the net under him. Need to sharpen my hooks now, lost to many lately. 1/2 11.13# king, on DR with UV blue dolphin std, 45ft lead, 2.5 sog, west direction, 49.3 [email protected], ball depth 105 in 133 fow. Surface temp was 68.9, 0-1' waves picked up a little later. 0/1 on DR with black pearl V-neck mag MS Counted 8 alewifes from this one 135-140 was hitting today. Tough loss day for my 3 lures. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

150fow was the ticket today. 5 for 7, three hits above 75' and two at 125-127', all kings were caught one at 4-1/2# the rest just over 6#. Trolls were mostly east at 2-6 to 2.8 sog, surface temp was 65.1. Ball temp was 51.8 - 52.7 @ 73' and 47 at 120' in 150 fow. 1st three came between 6:42am and 7:31. Others were 9:42am and 10:47am (deeper ones). All hits came on riggers, with one on a slider, other came on a slide diver back 110. Riggers were back with 25-45' leads Lures were mag MS honeypot (2 fish), std blue jeans (1), std mixed veggie (1) and std uv blue dolphin (1). Village joined me today. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I've had those days when I have tried every combination of lures, depths, boat speed and trolling patterns to no avail and then the next time in the same area I can't keep them off the boat. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Great come back from last trip out! Congrats! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

How was the wave action last night? Are the weeds starting to cover pigeon lake surface yet? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Great catch! Lure? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App