littleboat

Your are right it was a steelhead. My error. Thanks

Fished this morning 7:30 to 10:30am. 2 for 5. 3 hook ups (one we give back too small of a king) and one loss right on the transom bringing him in. A real heart breaker. A very large coho. 1st one (coho 9#)on south troll out of Holland @7:40am with j-plug blue splatterback@60ft in 142ft speed 2.4mph gps, on 200 copper. The two hook jumpers then the next one(small king 3.7#) in the boat at 9:05am on a 250 copper with a green flounder pounder, SE troll in 150 ft. 2.4mph gps. The large coho loss at the transom was on a DR @ 165ft in 187ft with a blue dolphin. The weather was beautiful and waves were <1ft.

What is a Skams? I'm not familiar with that term.

Lost 2 this morning, 1 shook the hook and the other was a real heart breaker when we couldn't get the salmon around all the other fishing rods and riggers. Went south Holland to Saugatuck 2.3 mph lost a fish with my lemonberry in 108' on 10 color. Other hook was with spotted bloody nose on a 8 color. No hits on riggers using meat, flys or spoons. Back in a couple weeks. LB

I didn't hand line it. I went back and scooped up the board in the net. Threaded it back thru the reel an cranked it back slowly because after I saw the board floating I figured the line must be laying on the bottom with a very angry fish who was just tired as heck! LB

Trolled south in 105' toward Saugatuck picked up a 3.5 lb coho on a FC with a lemon berry. Made a turn around coming back up from Saugatuck and about 3 miles from Holland picked up a 37" king salmon 19lbs on a monkey puke spoon in 110' with a 8 color core. It took my 8 color lead core, board, spoon and the line off my reel. We had to pull our lines in and go back a 1/4 mile to pick up the board and fish that was still hooked to the line. It was GREAT! Picture is in the public album. LB

This AM, between Holland and Saugatuck. 1 king at 50' with a lemonberry in 110' on a full leadcore. 1 bite on a 8 color LC with a monkey puke, but shook it off, in 80'. Part of my meat rig eaten in 110', but no tip left, must have been a drive thru. Hot and lots fleas. LB

Where is sliders?

Congrats on the catch. What was the settings on your dipsys?

Some people just don't get it? Good post. LB

I know the feeling. I will be out tomorrow evening and let you know how it goes. LB

I'm planning on a trip to HS during July-August. How is the fishing out of there? I have a 27' boat.