wisejohn

Fished more shallow than most ... 85-95 FOW ... south and north .... 3 kings around 10 lbs .. 7:30 - 10 am .. all on 200 ft copper .. 2 on mag blue dolphin .. 1 on green/blue ladder back .... 2.7 mph

several boats were out deep, maybe 150-200 FOW, not sure how they did

Salmon lock-jaw out of Saugatuck Fishing from 7 AM- noon on Sept 10, marking fish from 45 - 75 FOW but no takers. water temp was 62ish. trolled north and south, with spoons, flies and J-plugs on riggers, dipsies and copper, but no luck.

Saugatuck 7/27 started fishing our of Saugatuck 7/27 at 7:30 AM, with limited marks from 95-120 FOW and 75 F on surface and 50s at 60 ft down on rigger. winds gradually shifted to N-NE. No hits till around 10 AM when freight train took blue/green bubble fly with blue/green spin doctor on rigger 75 ft down (100 FOW). Took most of the line out before wrapping in my copper line, and lost it. Other rigger with mag blue dolphin released in 95 FOW (70 ft down) with a 7 lb steel head, out only catch for the day.

Started a bit late (7:30 AM) this morning in 80 FOW trolling south at 2.3 MPH at lost first king at net on 300 ft copper with blue/green fly and blue/green spin doctor. (water ranged from 52 - 57 F on probe 60 ft down) Picked up a 8 lb laker on same rig soon after. Turned north (90 FOW) at around 9 AM and quickly picked up 4 lb salmon on same fly/flasher from downrigger 50 ft down. Then lost one on 200 ft copper with flounder pounder. We weathered the storm, but seems like fish turned off? Fun day.

Started trolling north of Saugatuck 7:30 AM in 100 FOW and probe said 57 F as we had one release on DR 75 down with moo-moo meat rig and white spin doctor. We kicked big rollers running south and ended up in 67 F water same probe depth? Decided to go out to 120 FOW and then back in, and all water was same. Then finally 200 ft copper with green specked Horde Jplug ripped with 12 lb steelhead. Got him. Then the same meat rig released again with 10 lb King. We quit early since one guess was feeding the fish.

After several skunks in the last month ..... started at 85 FOW Sat morning out of Saugatuck (little late 8 ), trolling south. 7 lb salmon came at 8:30 AM 50 ft on downrigger on moo moo meat rig with white spin doctor. Second was 3 lb lake trout on 300 ft copper with blue dolfin with spin doctor. We turned north in 100 FOW, and quickly had 2 hits, one on 200 copper - Monkeyshine green, and 300 copper Blue dolphin. Lost both. Then around 10 AM 200 copper screamed with a 6 lb steelhead, wow jumping and all, what fun! So glad we finally found fish ... I was beginning to think it was me????