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Smelly skunk still in the boat.

0-1, steelie flipped off of Capt John King “Ghostbuster” meat rig.on rigger down 51.

Had 100, 150, 200 n 300 copper, 2 dipseys n 2 riggers out.

Fished the same 90-150’ as last week and no fish there.

speed, same 2.5 -3.2.

Waves 1-2’ out of southeast.

Next trip here, Wednesday or Thursday.

Yes, now that I look at pictures better, it is a steelie which Terry in brown coat is holding. TY 

Tried Tangled Tackle in Manistee n Capt Chucks 2 inLudville. Tried all except Russell Cahagan, Reel Shot n Fat Nancys. Forgot about them.

thks

4 for 6; 4 kings; lost steelie that flipped off and big king that broke braid backing at 5’ piece of mono where I connect board and that attaches to 300 copper. My name n number are on the board. Board on mono and copper should still be  pulled around by the king.

Details: all fish in 125-145 fow north of piers aka 26.4 to 29.0; pier is 24.2

8lb king in 125 on 200 copper on NBK spoon;

9 lb king in 131’ on 300 copper on double orange crush

6 lb king on rigger down 55’ on yl bikini bottom SD and pickle-sunshine fly. Steelie fliiped off on this rig also.

6 lb king in 145 on clear slide diver out 212’ on reg size 5 eyes MS spoon.

Speed usual 2.4 - 3.2 sog.

Wind SW; waves 1-2s settled to 1s.

First skunk of the season after a dozen trips.

Fished 80-145’ with no hits.

Two other boats got a few.

Anyone have a source for “red pepper” flies/meat rigs?

Capt Chucks is out of flies and can’t even locate the meat rig.

Thks

3 for 3; all in 195-200’; just little north of piers; 25.2 lat.
Dink coho on 5 color on silver spoon with pink around edges; 8 lb king on 200 on gold rasta goose; small steelie on  mini jager bomb.
No other hits.

Speed was yaual 2.5 - 3.2

Gorgeous day out there

For those of you that run Ninja boards do you use 9.5” or 12”?

thks

Last Wednesday night we opened up our 3 net pens and released 131,000 salmon fingerlings. For 2 weeks we fed them 4 times a day and they grew 8% in length - from 9.7mm to  10.5 mm and in weight 24% - from 130 fish/kg to 105/kg. 

Two weeks ago DNR told use we were getting another 50,000 kings.

Today in addition to these kings they brought over another 1,000 steelies. They pumped them into the river at our city launch. No nets pens. 
 

So, total steelie plantings 21,000 (they planted 20k late March).

Total kings 181,000.

I want to thank DNR Wolf Lake Hatchery, SW Steelheaders and all our South Haven Steelheaders that helped.

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Steelhead and two Coho in 135’ straight out from piers. 2 Coho on 100 copper; steelie on 150 copper; all on watermelon w/gold back spoon.

Fished 80-170’. Speed usual 2.5-3.2.

Two coho and a small king.

King in 104fow on NBK on rigger down 50’.

Small coho on fire tiger Brads thin fin on 2C and other small coho blue dolphin on slider with main line only down 20’.

Looks like nice kings that were here scattered.

Nice kings!

Great start

Yes, opened on 15th

3 for 4; 3 coho jacks, lost nice fish on 3C on jointed bk/perch j11 rapala.

All fish in 45-60’; from pier heads to 2-3 miles north.

1 - dipsey out 62 on 3 on yl bikini bottom SD w/pickle sun fly

1 - high line out 60’ on Brads red w/bk squiggles thin fish 

1 - double or crush mini spoon on 2C

Nothing on slide diver nor long lead riggers.

Little bumpy out there 2-3s from SW.

Speed was 2.1 to 3.1.

Got hits both uphill (against waves) and down hill.

LimnoTech will be deploying both buoys tomorrow.

Fished pier heads south to Cook plant; only 3 for 3 in 35’ between chalets and Cook Plant.

2 coho on high lines on Brads red thin fish w/bk squiggles and one on mini dipsey on mini double or crush spoon.

A little bumpy from nw; probably 2-3s.

Water temp pretty much 45 all over except at Cook.

Speed 2.5-3.

Just 3 for 3 at Cook plant . 2 browns, 1 coho.

Ran 8 lines: high line, 1C, 2C and mini dipsey on each side.

2 in bubbler on gold double orange crush mini spoon on Big Jon mini dipsey out 50’.

1 on 1 color w/jointed J11 bk/chtome/wh/gold Rapala trolling north, downhill, between Cook and Chalets.

At least a dozen boats down there and only saw 1 other net in the water.

Not sure where they went.

They could be in their other location this time of yr in 200’ eating invasive species Mysa shrimp. 200’ is about 13 miles out in SJ; around 7 miles inSourh Haven.

PS: NO more fishing in the bubbler until fall; buoy boat was deploying buoys.

Going on different boat down there this Thursday or Friday..

My boat will be unwrapped in a few days and will be ready to go. Wish I had indoor cold storage place with reasonable rent around here.

Sorry for late report. On friend’s boat:

Crazy, 23 for like 30 down near Cook plant in 8-22fow; 11 hos n 12 browns; released all browns n dink ho.

South wind and got majority of fish on north troll aka downhill, trolled at 2.3-2.9 mph.

Ran 14 lines: 2 2C, 2 1C, and 4 high lines aka 4 Walleye boards each side. 2 mini dipseys, 2 rigs and 2 cones out so far you can barely see them.

Everything took fish. Best body bait was of course Brads version of the thin fin in red w/black squiggles; mini spoons: gold double or crush; gold yl/or/striped, nothing on nascar but changed to greasy ckn wing n got few on that; first two spoons had those very little oval spinners at hook end too.

That’s old man, me in top pic.

Looks like we’re about month earlier than usual. 

My boat get shrink wrap pulledwe tomorrow.

City leaves one dock in all winter unless river ices up then they pull it.

Launch is free until  4/15 when fish cleaning is also open.

Went 3 for 6 on browns; north troll few miles north of Palisades Plant on north troll in 6-18fow.

I was very surprised too.

Gave fish to Brian who fought it; he cleaned it at home, aka not many cleaning stations in Muskegon.

I’ll text him and find out; guy at cleaning station here 2 weeks ago had a pretty light bronze colored one and meat looked pretty good.

Meat on two we got in Frankfort 8/13 n 14 was pretty good on more bronze colored fish with snouts starting to curl.

See FF photos here.

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Line broke on king in breakwall area; on port rigger down 16' on  pink glo J plug; 174' this 17lb king on mag rv happy meal on SB rigger down 78'; lost another one same area, same rigger, same depth jumped off after about a minute.
Like glass out there; Big bass tourney launching out of same Grand Trunk launch as us; but no holdups launching or retrieving.
Beautiful day out there.
Surprised how silver our fish was.

In very good shape; line tension spring adjusts very well, rotating mount, mount screw clamp, spooled with solid copper wire.
My dad used to use it Walleye fishing in Lake St Claire.
$199 OBO.

Fished from pier heads to 180’; 2 rigs, 2 dipseys, 8C, 150 n 300 out.

Threw j plugs at them near piers and changed up as we got deeper to meat on dipseys, flasher/fly on one rigger n spoons on rest.

Last Sunday: Got 2 coho in 100; a few guys found fish in 160-180; we had a few marks in 175 area yesterday but not takers. Maybe w/almost full moon n clear skies past few nights they were feeding at night; aka don’t set lines until 1 or 2 pm for late lunch.

Next trip Holland, Muskegon or my bucket list The Pent.

Think what few silver were here are gone; surprised they stayed around this long; usually first of July aren’t too many around; we have no structure to keep them here. Unlike charters I do no target lakers.

Beautiful day with some old mates n a newbie.

ALWAYS a great day on Big Blue.

Have a fun, safe Labor Day Weekend.

Great for playing but boating supposed to be rough all 3 days.