dan agnello

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

Good job, thanks for report

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.

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.

Nice brown

I'm retired so if it's nice during week we r out there. Weekend I take the worker bees.

Maybe when I had riggers bouncing bottom for lakers I should have thrown some sliders on them. Oh well Monday morning quaterbacking. Looks like blowing all week thru week end; so may not get out until next wk. Bet u r glad in state n can get out.

This was my 5th trip n knock on wood, no skunk yet.

thanks, nice job too; surprised coho were that far down, but with east wind wind all last week u never know.

Laker marks all over 74' area but could't get spin n glo hit like we have past few weeks; will try some cowbells, too.

Had marks 35-60' down in 75' area in morning n when we came back they were gone. Maybe they moved way out? Who knows?

Had hockey team bud's wife out with us and his green horn wife fought her first  big lake king like a champ. Love taking out green horns. Last two trips got them some fish.

PRICELESS!!!!

Here is a similar format we use on another fishing web site for port reports:

"Date & port fished:
Time fished:
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional):
Best depth of water to be over:
Most productive troll direction:
Depth of hits:
Rigger lead lengths:
Number of fishermen aboard:
Best lures & colors:
Surface temp:

Down temp for hits (if known):
Troll speed:
Number and kind of fish caught:

Reel commentary: "

We copy and paste this and fill in the details.

thanks

Dan

Nice boat, one of the few inboards Grady made. I have 94 Adventure208 w/130Hp, 4 stroke.

Love rhose Gradys

thanks for report; that's how lake was Sunday in St Joe; beautiful out there.

Good job, thks for report.

thanks coralee, have boat on trailer in marina yard at St Joe until end of May but they r getting kings and lakers down there too.

Looks like blue dolphin and mag BD are working very well and of course, dodgers n flies for lakers. I do have cowbells too that I might try on one line.

Taking green horn n her husband out to St Joe Sat.

Have to try a rigger higher, we were greaser fishing in same area. We didn't see many marks in that area though.

Tried river mud in front of piers outside 20' and nothing; Koho Killer II got one steelie there Sat and so did a few others; worked out between 60-90' mile or two north n south of pier heads.

Went 3 for 4; water much cleaner out there and some marks; only one bait pod mark though.

Got two lakers on 00 Luhr Jensen "tin can" (all chrome) 6" dodger and fluorescent Or spin n glo bouncing bottom at 62 and 75'; lost small one on same dodger with green spin n glo in 65'.

In 85 ft got small coho on dipsey set on 3 153' out on Capt John King salmon slammer Lazer Glo spoon. Of the 9 fish we've gotten this spring 4 have been on that spoon - 3 on rigger, one on dipsey.

0-1s all day and beautiful out there; at noon wind shifted from SE to NW like they predicted.

Unfortunately didn't see many nets out; saw one small one caught out by us in 60fow and heard two boats only had one small fish each.

Bob

How far out were divers; to hit bottom or 35' to bottom   dipsey on 3 100' - 200' out; 1 -3 ratio. I assume std size divers.

Doing St Joe Sunday and we've had marks in same area down there the past month 35-60FOW; marks mid way to bottom; bait fish balls in same area.  Will cruise shallows south for little while then head out 60'+ for greasers, etc and maybe early king or so.

Thanks for report.

Capt Dan - Hockey Puck on The Reel Woman

Yep, was 22 in Jackson when we left at 0600.

Could use 2nd mate Tuesday; will be at DNR launch in Benton Harbor around 8 or so..

Weather is cold in morning upper 20s, 40s in afternoon, wind 6-12, waves 1-2s. Perfect wind n waves.

If available please text me at 517-750-7452.

Thanks

Dan

Good job, Tuesday in same area/lures just two  12" CoJacks. Yaah past few years we've caught a laker in the mix too.

We should have gone to SH yesterday instead of St Joe.

Good job.