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Nice work Kevin. Unfortunately I came down with the flu this week and didn't make it out today. I'm thinking of starting my 2016 season early than most if this warm weather sticks around. How does a limit of lakers on January 1st sound!?
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I'm always thinking about it!
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I'm always thinking about it!
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I was feeling bummed out after the Michigan game and decided I needed to catch some fish to cheer myself up. Saw the weather was going to be nice so I called up my buddy kid coulson and decided to try Port Sheldon. After taking our time getting to the launch and messing around with my new fishfinder, trying to jig for some whitefish we decided to start trolling around 10 am. Took our limit fishing in 20-35 fow from the pierheads to a half mile north of the bubbler Mix of browns, steelhead, coho and shaker kings. Every line caught a fish, but the best were long lined Smithwick Rogues. Had some fun with my pier spinning rods. Second best were 1 color lc with Rogues or mini streaks. Nice trip to end the year with, but hopefully I'm not done yet.
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This year vs last year?
jdh replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
Hopefully my season isn't over yet - but we will see how the weather/wind cooperates. Had a decent year this year - better average number than last year. The species sure did change a bit though. Last year I ended up with 194 fish in 35 trips - or 5.5 fish / trip This year I'm at 118 fish in 21 trips - or 5.6 fish / trip Species ____ 2014 Total (%) ___ 2015 Total (%) Chinook ______ 91 (47%) ______ 48 (41%) Steelhead _____40 (21%) ______ 15 (13%) Lake Trout ____18 ( 9% )_______ 36 (30%) Coho ________ 30 (15%) _______14 (12%) Brown Trout___ 15 ( 8% )________ 5 ( 4% ) Lake trout made a big increase in my catch this year, but all the other species dropped several percentage points. Next year I'm going to try and fish for whats available more - which probably means my lake trout numbers are going to take a large jump again. I'll update this post when I call it quits for the year. Hopefully the steelhead/brown trout numbers will have increased by then. -
I picked up an Islander I/O this weekend. I have plans to convert it to an outboard setup next winter. I'm planning on getting this thing restored and using it for a long time.