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thanks we caught fish running west and east didn't dare troll south because was low on fuel and didn't wanna end up in south haven was so relieved to see the waves died during the night (attached image) because boy it was rough and wind had been howling and that makes fishing in the dark even more difficult

6 for 6 only one big one double on 10color moonshine spoons on each at 540am in 86fow rigger slider went couple times 39 down 5color got a little one 10color got another little one less bait than i expected on graph we had all bites in that 85-95 fow

Figured why not go for 3 mornings in a row so rounded up the troops and we left the dock in Macatawa at 4.30AM this morning. Could tell before we left that it was going to get rough (and it did, especially after sunrise as the south wind really kicked in) Could tell that fishing had “changed” during the night and they probably weren’t gonna be as many in tight up high because of the warm water racing back in (yep… they were leaving as we arrived) Ended up 3 for 4. Again around that 86FOW was good. 5.30AM full core moonshine spoon purple and pink with dots – 9# chinook 5.50AM rigger slider down about 35 gets smoked – fish went ballistic and got off shortly into the fight unfortunately 6.30AM rigger slider down about 39 gets smoked – another good fish like the one at sunset last night! Had to pull lines but eventually got em! Super DARK colored Chinook that probably was 20-22# my goodness that fish had to have been in the river the day before. 7.30AM 15color moonshine spoon – Chinook Had no choice really but to troll north so eventually ended up by Kouw Park and that was an enduring run back to harbor in the end. Anybody find them out a little further or down a little deeper in the slop this morning? I fear our fun cold water pattern has come to an end for now Sure was a blast though! My oldest daughter pointed out that we had boated 30 salmon in just 48 hours (for us this was some of the best fishing ever and the only comparable I have to it goes back to 18 years ago). Anyways, everyone is a little worn out so in a way we are glad to be done. Today we are smoking salmon with our neighbor!

Great solo trip! And hail to the king "Happee Meal" is the best spoon for us too

thanks guys! went again this Friday morning too will post report soon hopefully

fished this evening for a couple hours running back from West Olive to Holland with a bunch of my kids... went 7 for 7 Not gonna get way into it because basically the same exact moonshine spooon 85-105fow gig 20-55down we have done the last two mornings is what produced Highlight was my 12 year old reeling in a 23pounder on 10 color - it smoked it when i was reeling board in full rip and pulling lines - that kept us out there another 40min

had to give it another shot this Thursday morning so left the dock in Macatawa even earlier at 4.15am. what a dense,thick fog that was along the shore all morning! fortunately it cleared when we reached 50fow Same program as yesterday got em in the dark on a north troll in that 85-90fow pretty solidly in the pitch black... once sun rose then 105fow was magic went 10for11 5color moonshine happy meal 26# king rigger 54 down moonshine spoon deep diver 95 back went 4 times with coyote echip flasher fly rigger down 47 went dolphin spoon 10core went twice moonshine spoon MONSTERS 20# both time copper200 went once moonshine spoon what a morning! well over a hundred pounds in salmon caught had a great crew onboard - two triples and a double made it nuts!

how'd you do JDH? we smoked em! report coming...

alright - cya out there - radio Parker on 68 and we can compare

Left the dock at 4.45am in Lake Mac Setting lines in 80fow trolling north at 5.10am and the half-core immediately goes off (moonshine happy meal) – 10# king Over the next hour we could not get lines in hardly Half-core went again and that time a 22# hen Copper 200 with moonshine magnum spoon went 3 times – got em all – approx. 10# kings High dipsey got smoked at with blue & chrome spindoctor and blue fly a 20.5# hen At 6.40am which was still 15min before sunrise we were 6 for 6 and pretty happy about things. The is the best early fishing in the dark bite I have encountered (usually they don’t turn on until about 15min before sunrise?) We fished through sunrise and then a little more. Copper 200 went off two more times – got one and missed one Rigger took one 54 down with dancing anchovy spoon 15color went off moonshine mag spoon – about a 14# coho Ended up 9 for 10 …with a bite like this may have to try again tomorrow morning but this time I will leave the dock at 4.15am :) buddy of mine caught a nice big chinook in 15fow off Saugatuck this AM heard rumblings about them slaughtering them in the mud off GH hard to know what to do exactly with these colder water temps but we are thankful for how it went today

nevermind... I see you were in 103... sorry reRead it a second time and now I get it. Thanks

Nice job! So about how many FOW were you fishing when you got those two biggens? From your report I gather you were in close but I want make sure....

yes - very good report and nice job! I went with a couple guys last night as well on a different boat and we good SKUNKED - fishing can be humbling like that we trolled mainly outside 200fow and lost 6 rips - everything that could've gone wrong did...

set lines at 5.25am straight out of Holland bite was strong for first hour and a half in that 160-185 1# ten color lead with five eyes standard size rv - 20lbs king 2# low diver out 130 with showtime sd and Johnny Vegas meat rig - 14lbs king 3# rigger down 65 with slider up 10 - dancing anchovy standard size rv spoon - miss 4# copper 300 with bad toad standard size rv - 8lbs king 5# 10 color lead with five eyes standard size rv - 8lbs king 6# rigger down 88 with raspberry carbon rv up 10 - 7lbs king 7# uv on ice meat rig on rigger down 88 took big hit - miss 8# copper 300 standard size rv raptor - 5lbs king 9# low diver out 130 with showtime sd and Johnny Vegas meat rig - miss 10# copper 300 standard bad toad rv took big hit and run - miss 11# 10 color lead, standard bloody nose rv - 9lbs steelhead 12# 10 color lead standard bloody nose rv - big steehead came off after a couple jumps 13# copper 300 standard size bad toad rv - 10lbs steelhead

nice work! what did that big king come on and how far down?

we also went again tonight with some neighbors - went 7 for 9 - best was 170-185fow - it started slow but at about 7.45pm they turned on - spoons, spindocters, meat, it all went... Copper300 once, high braid dipsey 250 out 3 times, deep braid dipsey 140 out once, rest was riggers about 85 down

we started setting lines at 5.30am and by 5.45am we had a double and shortly after a few more hits... all shut down for us come about 7.00am. The most beautiful sunrise... ended up 5for6 with 4 medium size salmon and a small laker. Everything was between 115-140fow and best depth down was about 55-60 down. No bites on the meat and nothing enormous this time. There was about 2 dozen other boats out there but pretty quiet on radio... anyone find em real good and wanna share info? thanks

thanks - yes this was the first we had seen or heard of the real big matures - my son even works up on Chinook Pier in GH and there honestly haven't been the behemoth kings yet... so let's hope this is just the start! with all the bait this year you'd think it would be prime time for lunkers!

late start... set lines at 8pm and inside about an hour tonight went 3 for 5 two big ones 20# plus.... one tipped scale at 26# 2big chinook smoked meat dipsey about 60 down other beast ate rigger spoon.. all in that 185-150fow rough out there - pulled lines after sunset practically in West Olive DETAILS: #1. Dancing anchovy rigger main bait down 60 #2 Green jeans spindocter with green uv meat rig low diver out 133 #3 Same Green Jeans Meat rig on diver #4 Green hulk spoon on rigger main bait down 68 5# Kevin's girlfriend spindocter with pickled sunshine fly on low diver out 115

9 for 14 stayed in 126fow on a south troll the entire time fished for about 2hrs until we reached Holland and sun had set Bite was everywhere from 20 down (5color) to 75 down (Copper300) Colorful spoons like doube OC went often Lost just a pig of a chinook on Copper 200 Managed one of the bigger lakers we had seen in a while on copper 300 10color went 3 times for salmon They ate up the dipsey spindoctor flies too Such a calm beautiful night out there

Nice report. We were 10 for 11 out of Holland this morning of 5/29. Setup in 120fow at sunrise and in the first 45min went 10 for 10 trolling WSW so not deeper than 170fow Missed another solod bite a little.later on the north troll Rigger went 6 times 40-50 down Got one on rigger only 9 down while clipping on slider and resetting Other fish came on dipsey live wire spin doctor out 160 (scored twice) 5color connected twice too Bunch of coho and a few 3yr old kings and one nice 4yr old king There were only 2 or e boats off Holland this Sunday morning which suprised us.

had to give it another shot before church this morning! left Holland channel (on Parker this time) about an hour before sunrise in tall seas... fortunately we got out there and setup when we did because it continued to build in the couple hours that followed ---> went 3 for 3 and here is what worked: glow spoon stacker rod 6.45am 30fow off north pier trolling south moonshine green jeans jplug dipsey 7.30am 25fow off spyglass trolling south moonshine happee meal jplug rigger 8.00am 30fow off state park pavilion trolling north the mud was smeared way north this morning and out where it began to mix into the cold was where we found fish... lots of birds eating... seen a Rhode Island sized seagull that we swear was big enough to be eating jack salmon from the looks of it when we trolled into the channel the walleye had slowed down for the fisherman in there and we had no salmon takers either as we passed through we will see how long this bite sticks around... the big male Chinook of the morning was another 2017 plant from what port we can only wonder?

Despite the rain starting out and the howling northern gale winds and waves we decided to venture out and try fishing Holland Harbor again today. Seeing as the temps dropped 27 degrees in 24hrs we just couldn’t resist. We didn’t slaughter them by any means but we sure had fun! Went 3 for 7 on Salmon and also caught a few sheephead and kitties. Most kings came on smaller chrome red head size 3 j-plugs but we had a few on other plugs and even a flasher. Riggers and dipseys mainly. Lost a screamer on a board too. Two of the king hookups were inside of Mac and the other 5 were down the channel a ways. Highlight was we caught the longest Chinook we have ever boated at 42 inches. It was a plant and just a beast to fight! Now he is in the freezer and gonna go on the wall. Anyways, we may try again tomorrow morning as it looks like the southern winds are coming and that just might be it for the cold water. Exhausting fishing though… the 7 to 10 foot waves were just crashing over the pier all around us. Turning in the arms and netting fish was something else. Thankful to have gotten a piece of them though before they move up river! What a challenging and disappointing run year 2021 has been, mainly because of the warm weather. PS => seen more monster walleye caught off the north channel wall the last two days than I can ever remember