dan agnello

Now those are some nice perch. There were  20 boats out mid morning; from pier south. Over a dozen at or around the rock pile a mile south. At least couple  dozen  trailers at the launch.

All 5 docks at the launch are above water, but you have to wade thru a few inches of water on the aprons to  use the 3 western docks. The eastern  2 are usually completely dry.

The fish cleaning station is still open. Has 2 tables with disposer and 4 stations at each table.

We used to take our dog to that dog beach but no beach left.

So we go a little farther south to Pilgrim Haven just north of Van Buren State Park.

Good luck rest of season.

May do a few more trips here in SoHa then mid August a couple trips out of Frankfort. Will take friend and green horn wife out.

Unless there are 2 Deerlick Creeks, isn’t   Deerlick Creek 6 or so miles South of South Haven pier. Where the old dog beach is.

Thks.

Fishing that shallow I’d have thought at least 30’. U never know.

Thks for the report. Would have thought catching was hot with all the boats out.

According to pier guys as we were headed out, they  have been getting a few steelies. Assume they were skamania.

Great.

Thanks for update there too.

Maybe I should start perch fishing this time of the yr for a month or so until we hit Manistee or Frankfort in August. Used to fish Erie June n half July for eyes, but now that we're in SoHa a long haul there. When perchin I would actually see what my anchor looks like. Lol.

Never have a need to open the anchor hatch. Need to check the chain and rope.

For those asking earlier about perch, by the looks of boats in the lake I’d have to say perch must be in. Over dozen boats at the rock pile about mile south of the pier and few more scattered in the same area. Boat traffic there has been picking more each day for about a week.

Capt John King’s spoons. But, Moonshines are a very close 2nd.

Nice.

Curious as to how long you ran your rigger leads.

Thks

Good job.

I thought that might be you. 
I wasn’t that close to you. Gave you plenty of room. Lol.

I assume you were bouncing off the bottom for lakers in that 85’ of water area.

Have never caught a brown here. Caught 3 quite a few years In St Joe.

We decided to go deeper to see if a few kings may be still hanging around and maybe catch a steelie or 2.

Got skunked for first time this season. Had nice fish on in 117’ and he kept taking the board under. Got unhooked after 10 minutes. Fished 80’-130’.

SoG 2.3-3.2.

2-4s most of the day.

Doing any good? Probably launch at 8 when my guys get here from Jackson

Good job.

Thanks.

Heading out Wednesday 

Thks.

Heading out again Wednesday.

Thanks.

How long was copper? 

1 for 1. Not a silver or laker but big 28” drum in 75’. Got it on 200 copper on Moonshine RV Blue Flounder. Had 3 or 4 knock offs on riggers with no one home.
1-3s then wind shifted from NW. was starting to build up. 
Fished 84’ to 140’.
2.2-3.2SOG.

You can use all my reports and attachments.

Thks

Rich:

I plan on joining the South Haven Steelheaders. Was a member of SW Steelheaders in St Joe. I’m retired and we just moved to SoHa on 4/27.

I’m usually out once a week fishing in my Grady White, The Reel Woman.

Just 1 for 1; at 9:30 in 109’ a steelhead on mag Moonshine Happy Meal on dipsey on 3 out 160’. 
Went in to 84’ and then back out to 150. No other hits. Had 8 lines out: 200 & 300 Cu; 4 3/4 n 10 colors, 2 dipseys and 2 riggers.

Waves 1-2s n down to 1s; SOG 2.3 to 3.2.

Guy at fish cleaning got only 1 king at 8:30.

Nice day on the water.

Thanks

Thks.

We’re heading out Sunday.

There were a few guys fishing in about 70’ and not sure if they were fishing for lakers or what. 
There weren’t that many trailers in the parking lot and we were the only ones at the fish cleaning station.

I would set lines in about 60’ straight out from piers and angle out SW and then NW until you find some. When we got our first king in 135’ we stayed in the area until they shut down and then went out deeper.

Good luck.

3 for 4; 9:30 In 109fow 8 lb laker on CJKing Ghostbuster spoon on 300copper; 10:30 16 lb king on dipsey on 3 out 160’ on jagger bomb spoon; 10:45 15lb king on rigger slider on RV Moonshine Flounder Pounder with main line down 48’; lost laker on 200 copper.

Went out to 145’ but no hits.

1-3s; SOG 2.4 -3.2.

Thanks for the report. Going out there tomorrow. 

Mega Byte: Water wasn’t bad; kind of a light brownish green. Perfect for holding temperature, bait fish and fish. In addition to some schools of kings n lakers we marked some decent bait balls in that 55’ water also. Some boats were fishing farther out at the edge of the cleaner water, but have no idea how they did.

May be out again Sunday and/or next Tuesday or Wednesday in the same area.