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Holland 8-11
littleboat replied to Aaron Nusbaum's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Holland Solo 8/9 am 3-6
littleboat replied to SeaFoam's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Port Sheldon 8/7 PM
littleboat replied to JVanderVennen's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Quick 3 fish from 6am to 6:30. One flyby, but no other fish for 2 hours of the remaining trip. 3/4 all kings, 6.28#, 6.18# & 4.69#. 2.6 trl, SW, 100-104 fow, all rigger bites with ball dwn 57-60ft, 51.2° ball tmp. Mag flounder pdr got 1 others were from bloody nose rv std on slider. No bites on diver or long lines 150C, 170C, 210C, 250C, 270C. Riggers were run at 60 and 45 ft dwn. Lost moonshine mag Black pearl when 270C broke. Ran spoons and jplugs, with no hits on jplugs Two guys at the cleaning station caught just two fish, each weighing probably 12-15#. Fish envy!!!!!! I wished them the best. Large rolling waves today
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Holland 8/6 AM, 3 for 3
littleboat replied to Billy Philly's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Holland 8/4 am Solo Limit 5-5
littleboat replied to SeaFoam's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
John is my hero today 5/5 Great catch! It looks like the bite was farther out. As for me, I was 2 for 4 today, started in shallow 50 fow, lines in 5:22am, bit at 5:29am, 8.4# king with Mag Flounder pdr on rigger dwn 45 in 58.2 fow, ball 45°, SE trl 2.4 sog. 2 flybys, then second hit came at 8:30am, coho 4.1# with Mag Dancing Anchovy on rigger dwn 47 in 90.3 fow, ball 47.5°, W trl, 2.6 sog. -
Muskegon 7/31 PM 7 for 10
littleboat replied to bobthebuilder's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Holland PM 7/31 1 for 3
littleboat replied to Billy Philly's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Saugatuck Friday 7/31 PM
littleboat replied to wisejohn's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
I hate that last minute spit out of the hook after getting them that close. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app -
Holland PM 7/31 1 for 3
littleboat replied to Billy Philly's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Holland Am 7-30-26
littleboat replied to littleboat's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Holland Am 7-30-26
littleboat replied to littleboat's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
Good eaters on that catch! Yeah I had the same problem when I lost 2 of the 3 at the back of the boat. They jumped up a foot+ and I could see that the hook was not a deep set. I didn't have any success in trying to net them in the air during their flight stage. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app -
3 for 6 all kings, fished 50-105 fow, 2.5-2.9 @ball, S,N & NW trls, ball temp 44-54.7°, DRs dwn 29 & 38. All catches off DRs. One snap swivel broke and I lost my RV Mag MS Ratchet Jaw. 1-King, 5#-1oz,( 5:59am), RV flounder pdr mag 2-King, 8#-10oz, (8:58am), Blue jeans mag 3-King, 6#-11oz, (9:20am), RV Ratchet jaw mag Ran 6C,7C, 8C, 9C, high diver and SD Green Scum Mine and green fly I almost came in because I didn't have a bite for 2 separate hrs of trolling, but I thought I would just stick it out, producing a couple of later bites. The cleaning station was very busy today since Yacht Basin's cleaning equipment was being upgraded (thanks for the update). It was quite the show there.
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Holland 7-25-26 Morning
littleboat replied to Jolly Time's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
I hate it when fish won't bite as you described. Things I would try. Move you boat to fish in front of the Holland channel. Fish in the 80-120fow. Make short 'S' trolls at 2.2 to 2.6sog 45° toward the harbor back and forth north and south. Set your downriggers to 48-50 and 55-65ft down with long leads 50-70ft. Set your divers on 3 and out 125-150'. Use 200-300 cu with boards to get everything away from the boat. Replace some of your spoons with a 8-10" flasher glow white/chrome/blue with blue/white or green white/fly. Meat rigs if your got them. Change your speed at ball for a few minutes (3) to 3.4sog and run normal to 2.4-2.6 sog then drop to 1.5-1.8 sog for a minute then back to normal. If all fails go to the store and buy fish to make kept promises! Good luck. -
Holland 7/24 AM 4 for 5
littleboat replied to Billy Philly's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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2/4 kings today, 11#-14oz (6:24am) and 3#-1oz (5:59am), 59-80fow, 2.7-2.8 sog, S trl, ball depth 19-24ft , ball temp 52-8 to 52.4°,both on riggers, lure Mag Flounder pounder got both, lost 1 on 170 cu, other flyby on rigger. No hits on sliders, 150C or divers. Quit at 8:42am after an hour of no bites and other commitments. Thermocline was 23ft. I think 40-50ft would have produced better results. Lake was flat, wind 5.2mph, 1/2' waves, air temp 62.4
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Holland Am, 7-20-26
littleboat replied to littleboat's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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I saw a small window to get out today, before the wind blew the rest of the week away. 3/6 all kings, 10#-15oz, 6#-10oz and 6#-7oz., between 5:44-6:13am, all on south troll, sog at ball 2-7 to 2.9, ball temp 50-55.1°, ball depth 35-45ft dwn, 69-79fow, Moonshine lures flounder pdr mag, jackal mag and burnt toast mag. 170C and DRs took the fish. No bite on diver or sliders. Pulled lines as the waves were building to 3ft and starting to bounce me around.
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Fished 5-10:30 am, mostly 83-90fow.1 for 3 on fish and 0 for 1 on seagulls. Smoky fishing, I think it had a negative effect on the fish but positive effect on seagulls. They were dive bombing my lures trying to pick them up and out of the water. When I let out my downrigger lead, they would attack it, pick it up, flap their wings for lift off, but crash back into the water with lure in their mouth. One did it several times before giving up. I think he got hooked and was trying just like a steelie to shake the hook off. Only 1 fish today brought on-board. Lost 2 others when my snap swivels broke on the sliders losing the main lures not the slider. 1 king, 15#-2oz, 6:04am, MS Mag Flounder pdr,, 2.7sog, sw trl, 52.8° at ball, 43ft dwn, in 83.4fow Ran 150C, 250ws, 300ws, hi & low divers and two riggers on N & S trolls, zigzanging. My probe batteries ran out right after I just setup. I was very busy replacing batteries, and lines with broken swivels instead of fishing. Lots of smoke today, wore a mask at times. Peeled a large part of my skin by unprotected edges on my net. Definitely a fix coming for that. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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Holland Solo 7/13/26 am 5-6
littleboat replied to SeaFoam's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout















