rainman67

Were you fishing out of muskegon? I think it was maybe you that i towed in part way, and then the coast guard finally came out and took over?

Thanks for your reports this summer Ed and good luck in the future.

Thanks alot for the info Ryan, your the man.

They hang out where they hang out, not as big of a drive to return the river they were planted in as other salmon or steelhead, they follow bait and water temps more than anything. Female steelhead both skams and little man(spring runs) often have whiter meat and with skams they have a tendancy to run into warmer water alot making them darker and meat lighter. The egss are so small beacause as they do run in the summer but they do not spawn until jan-feb. There natural reproduction according to the dnr is very very low. They are awsome fighters and very nomadic, you can find them in 30 or 300 ft. In any port.

Last night I caught what I'm pretty sure was the second 10# plus skamania out of Muskegon in the past week. These females both had remnants of tiny underdeveloped eggs with just a few fully developed eggs left attached to the skane. That indicate a summer run fish. The fillet is also much whiter than the standard steelhead. Has anyone else caught any of these? They both had longer body and a bit different shaped head than a standard steelhead. Both surprised me when I got them in the net thinking they were good kings, since they fought with the drive of a king all the way in. I'm not sure where they came from. Unless they are natural reproduction coming back out of Muskegon or the Grand river. I checked the dnr site and it shows they only get planted in a couple of the big rivers at the south of the state anymore. The St Joe and the Kalamazoo I believe? Anyone with info on these? Thanks

Good job Robert, What did you catch him on?

Hey Ben - What depth did you do best at? Thanks

Thanks Ryan

Does anyone know if there is a swapmeet again this year at that church in Jenison? Any info or contact number? Thanks

Took my dad out for his first salmon trip ever with the hopes of handing him a screaming rod with an angry king on the other end. I'll let the picture tell the story n:grin:

Went 2 for 3. One king, one laker. Didn't mark many fish, but got all three hits 40 down in 100 fow. Blue dolphin took the king, green dolphin hooked the laker. Lost fish came on a blue and yellow dolphin (don't know the name).

Awesome Tung, when you taking him again, he looks like an addict!!

I'm trying to determine which rods are better for use with dipsey divers. The Shakespeare 10' ugly stick, or the Diawa 10' heartland. If anyone has experience with the difference in these rods, I would love to hear it. Thanks Ray

Off always. I never leave it on. remove the lateral line fat. It totally changes the taste of the fish. You dont get the strong taste people complain about. I grill and smoke a ton of salmon without the skin and never have issues. for grilling you just cant flip it a bunch of times, cook till done on one side flip once and finish. Never an issue. For smoking to make it release from the racks i use grilling pam (same for grilling fish) and never have a piece stick and my grate clen up super easy in the dish washer that way. I also like the way the brine penetrates into the meat better. The other thing i like is it changes the texture of the fish yo0u dont have that slimy side while eating from the skin being on.

Same reasons as Line dancin, especially the brining part. Whether its to smoke, grill, fry or bake, the brine penatrates much quicker and more even with the skin off.

Hello all

This warm up has me thinking about salmon fishing. I just started big lake fishing toward the end of last summer. I learned a fair bit for warm water fishing from being on the water and from the many generous suggestions I picked up from you guys. I've heard the cold water in spring is a dealing with a totally different animal.I fish mainly out of Muskegon. My questions would be. 1)How deep do you need to troll? 2)What temperature are you looking for?

3)What do you run, riggers,dipseys or boards? 4)What lures, spoons, flies, plugs, crankbaits ect.? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Gotter done!

I'm trying to get some feedback on the use of the big john otter boats, likes or dislikes. Are there other big planers that are better? Are the small church and offshore side planers just as good? I like the idea of not having to fight the board back to the boat by using the planer mast and big boats, but is it worth the investment? With no experience using them, to know the advantages and disadvantages would be a big help. Thanks alot.

What are the best knots to tie wire line with? Is there different knots for different applications? Such as, tying to the spool compareed to tying to terminal tackle? With many thanks to the members who answered my

post on wire line, I've decided to try a couple poles of it. Thanks again, your replies mean alot !!!

Thanks alot for that advice King Slammin. I have seen several brands of 7 strand wire,

anyone with a favorite out there?

I have never used wire lines or poles, any advice would be appreciated!!