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South Haven City Launch
There is big time sewer constructuon at the launch entrance and road. But, Harbormaster callwd me back and she said one way or another the launch will be open at the usual time starting 4/15.
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Welcome aboard Salmon Jim
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Thanks
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Hooter, size 3.5?
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Maglip Body Baits
Been watching a few fishing shows where they have been using Yakima Maglip body baits for lakers.
Anyone use them? Success?
Thanks,
Dan
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If u r available please text me at 517-750-7452.
Thks.
Capt Dan
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Charter was IT IL Do!!!
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Short report.
Went 3 for 5; small laker and king and dink coho that we threw back. Lost a big steelie when he made a run into one of the lead core boards and knocked himself off.
Coho and king came on Capt John King Green Froggie Salmon Spoon on dipsey out 125.
Big steelie came on the slider on last's week's same purple, bk, silver thin spoon on free slider with main down 55'. All fish came in 108 to 112 fow pretty much straight out from pier heads.
Had 3 1/2 hour delay to wait out morning storm. Launched are ound 10:30, set around 11:00 and pulled lines around 2:45.
2-3s going out that eventually built up to prob 3-5s as we were coming out. Cleared up nice with sun out all day after storm went through."Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello- 2
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Time fished: 8-130
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional): south to a little north of piers
Best depth of water to be over: 106
Most productive troll direction: E
Depth of hits: 50
Rigger lead lengths: 20'
Number of fishermen aboard: 3
Best lures & colors: purple/grey/silver thin spoon
Surface temp: Down temp for hits (if known): 62-66
Troll speed: 2-3
Number and kind of fish caught: 1 Steelie; 10lb 11 ounces
Reel commentary: There were a few boats fishing piers but we decided to go out deeper. Fished 70-170 straight out and no hits; we did have 3 knock offs on riggers probably sliders that didn't hook up. Had just switched to that grey/pur/sil spoon on main and slider and the steelie hit main hard.
Thought it was only 8-9 pounds, but my digital scale said almost eleven; it was a fat steelhead. Usually they are long and lanky.
Lot of fleas in the water and we marked a lot of flea clouds near the top.
Very few marks and no laker marks for us to bounce the bottom, but a gorgeous day on Lac Mich"Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello
Browns
Kings 2
Coho 15
Lakers 5
Steelies 1
Walleye
Sheephead
White Bass
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Steelhead1:,I didn't run up on top of him; I'll admit until we turned he was concerned n so would I be; but we turned n everything was fine! I never run up on anyone.
The problem was he was reel obnoxious; wasn't necessarily what he said but how he said it. Threatening us and very condescending, i.e he was being an -ss!
My other two mates felt same way. And, they a more mild mannwred than me.
Almost reminded me of charter capt in Manistee, during August harbor patrol trolling out of the channel with 4 boards out. Crazy!!!
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Nailer, thks for reply.
Hadn't seen my cousin for quite a while so was nice to take him out and catch up on family stuff.
An irate charter captain though tried to spoil the day. They had boards out n we were just starting to set lines n he went ballistic about us not giving him room.
My cousin was driving so I took the helm and went parrallel to them until we passed them. Then later he turned right in front of us and I put my hands up and he started in again about trolling in circles. Guess it's ok form him to cut me off since he owns the lake.
If he was concerned he should have said it in a nice way instead of ripping in to us. Think he was showing off for his clients.
Even said he was going to call DNR. What a joke. 99.9% of fishermen n charter captains r very curtous but u run into some jerks once in a while.
I still have a bad taste in my mouth about it.
Lady that works at the city launch was very nice n helpful at the cleaning station!!! 2 lakers had fins clipped so Mark filled out the forms n put forms n heads in plastic bags in the freezer there. DNR picks them up once a week.
Be interesting to see info we get back about them.
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Time fished: 8 - 1:30
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional): south and little north of pier heads
Best depth of water to be over: 38, 42, 48
Most productive troll direction: E, W, N
Depth of hits: Approx 40'
Rigger lead lengths: 15-45'
Number of fishermen aboard: 3
Best lures & colors: white flasher/gr & wh fly; red laser Capt john UV s[poon; or/gr/sil UV spoon
Surface temp: 48-60
Down temp for hits (if known): 30 down was like 47
Troll speed: 2.5 - 2.8
Number and kind of fish caught: 2 lakers; 1 coho; 1 rigger know off w/no one home.
Reel commentary: As predicted was good SE wind to start. Pier guys were getting steelies and so were two charters running in shallows; worked there a few hours and couldn't get any hits, but at 9am trolling north we did get 6lb laker on 4 /1/2 colors on CJ spoon above on port side in 38 fow.
Moved out deeper and worked our way out to 80fow; around 11am laker on port dipsey out 120' on 3 on flasher/fly above; 1:15 on way in port 4 1/2 colors fired again on UV gr/or spoon above.
Mid morning lake settled down to almost calm and got warm, then nice SW breeze and then wind shifted again to NE and air cooled down.
Glad I was finally able to take my cousin out and get him 2 fish.; he lives in South Haven."Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello- 1
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Martin:
Dredge was not problem for us;
1 is on south side of channel just west of beach and other is on south side of pier SW of pier.
I had just switched one of my reels from 225' copper to 10 colors of lead and within a few minutes got that nice king on it.
Brought boat home from being stored on trailer at Pier 1000. I moss being able to putz with it.Last night n this am putting rest of lead on reels n rods.
Thought I would be different n made 4 1/2 n 5 1/2 along with a 2, 8, n 10 colors. Even though I have copper both have their advantages; 2 fish were on copper, 1 on the lead and 2 hits on rigger spoons. No hits on dipseys.
Will do SHaven next week n Erie out of Monroe for eyes week after.
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Short report: went 3 for 4.
Setup in 120fow south of pier heads hdg NW.
10:10 got coho on or/gr/yl uv spoon on 280' copper in 185fow.
12:09 had fish on slider yellow spoon with red dots, that broke slider line, action jumping around was probably steelie. Main line rigger was down 65'.
12:50 131fow trolling east same yellow spoon on 10 colors 8 lb king with fin clipped.
1:20 121fow trolling east, coho on same spoon on 280' copper
Had rigger down 65' that released with no one home.
Had meat out, flashers n flies no hits; all hits on spoons.
Want to thank John Burgess for his report yesterday about yellow spoon above, Fishin Hole for recommendations on uv spoon that caught two and Crew on Meals from Reels, Tyler Kleva and his granpa n crew for all their reports on the radio throughout the day. Dad, Chris, aka Klev6, had to work.
0-1s all day! Beautiful day on Lac Mich."Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello- 2
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Manorth
Nice job; friend Chris did almost same as u same days
Thks for great report.
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Lol Martin, hope it doen't lul u to sleep. If u fish Erie out of Bolles Harbor u have only 2 blocks to Laplasance Bay/Erie.
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Friend was 6 for 8 Friday n 11for 12 yesterday! yesterday 170-130fow: 7 were kings.
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Time fished: 8-130
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional): Straight out from piers
Best depth of water to be over: 110-204
Most productive troll direction: East n west
Depth of hits: 20-88'
Rigger lead lengths: 20'
Number of fishermen aboard: 3
Best lures & colors: or/silv/gr spoon, white flasher n gr/wh fly, double orange spoon, pink/gr/silv flasher with mirage fly
Surface temp: 52-49
Down temp for hits (if known): 52-49
Troll speed: 2.3 - 2.8
Number and kind of fish caught: 4 Coho.
Reel commentary: 114fow 225' copper on yl/or/silv spoon trolling west at 9:10; 10:20 west in 144 fow SB dipsey 140' back on 3 flasher w/gr above; 12:50 204' east port dipsey rigger 45 down on dbl or spoon on free slider; 1:00 194' port rigger down 88' white fl/fly above.
had two other hits on same slider that hooked up but neith stuck.
Trolled all the way to 240 with very few marks n no fish. there were 3 or 4 boats way out past us when we were in 240fow.
4-5 lb Hos.
They Hos had fat beelies; opened one up n stuffed w/alewives.
Like shown on this site with some fat kings all 4 Hos looked well fed n fat n sassy.
0-1s went to calm flat out deeper then after turn at 240' a nice breeze picked up to put ripple on top, then we got 4 hits coming in per above.
Beautiful day out there.
PURE MICHIGAN- 3
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Good job, thanks for report
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Time fished: 8-11:15
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional): Straight out from piers
Best depth of water to be over: 75-90
Most productive troll direction: west
Depth of hits: 45'
Rigger lead lengths: 20-25
Number of fishermen aboard: 2
Best lures & colors: or spoons
Surface temp: 47
Down temp for hits (if known): 45
Troll speed: 2-3
Number and kind of fish caught: 0 for 2, or 0-5 if we count 3 rigger release on bottom.
Reel commentary: Set lines at 8 in 65 fow n trolled out to 90; both riggers went off in 75fow but probably on sliders not down lines because after few bounces and pulls, gone.
Had out 225' 30lb and 280 45lb copper with spoons n flasher/flies; spoons on dipseys and riggers. Put spin n glo and chrome dodger on rigger later and had three releases on east troll. short hits.
1s at 8am but built up to 2-4s around 11; had to get home early and we knew wind n rain was supposed to start around noon.
Great day on the lake, but black n white kitty is still in the box.
Heard from my neighbor that another Jackson fishermen did well in 180fow. Again hind site had I know maybe would have headed out there first thing before lake built up.
There were no St Joe reports on 3 sites
I use and that's probabvly because of our steelheaders St Joe tourney."Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello- 1
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Great thanks.
You can get instant wind, wave etc info from all buoys on your I phone, etc by texting the buoy number to 734 418 7299.
The return text is your report.
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Sly: At least no black n white kitties in our boxes; didn't realize you were out there with us; since just a few boats out I didn't hookup my radio.
Knew water was cold due to our east winds all week, but warmer than old Coastwatch temps that we 36 hours old that said temps were in 30s.
Hopefully they will update reports sooner.
Also sent email to Limnotech to see ehen they were going to deploy buoys, especially Cooke n South Haven. Haven't heard from them yet, though.
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Time fished: 8-1pm
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional):couple miles north n south of pier heads
Best depth of water to be over: 85
Most productive troll direction: West
Depth of hits: 35' +/-
Rigger lead lengths: 15-20
Number of fishermen aboard: 3
Best lures & colors: Purple/white magnum spoon
Surface temp: 47 in 60fow; 44 in 1oofow.
Down temp for hits (if known):
Troll speed: 2.5
Number and kind of fish caught: 2 Coho
Reel commentary: Got 5 lb coho on 5 colors of lead on the purple spoon. Had small fish on dodger and gr/or spin n glo that got off quickly; when pulling in 100' copper had a 12' coho on it that we returned; that was on bl/yel/gr spoon. NO LAKER TAKERS BUT QUITE A FEW MARKS OF LAKERS ON BOTTOM STILL IN 75-85FOW.
cloudy, cool, some fog near SHORE; 1-3s to 1-2s the start building backup a little at 1.
DNR creel guy, Brian, said if you went out 17miles you might get a couple more coho; yeah right; 200' is 13.5 miles out; with east wind all week I'm sure warm water is quite a ways out. didn't bother checking tem p down, but metal spoons were cold."Hockey Puck" ON THE REEL WOMAN Agnello- 3
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South Haven City Launch
in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Your welcome; I got really worried; it's a mess. I left message at City Hall and Harbormaster called me back in a few minutes.
At SoHa for a few days at my son's lake house 3 blocks from the lake n 6 blocks south of downtown!