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Honestly I don't think too many people worry about it. I know when we eat fish we tend to eat the smaller ones, of the shorter lived species so there's less accumulation. But I have a friend who processes and eats a lot of fish and he thinks nothing about putting some 10-20# lake trout in the smoker. I've caught a couple tagged large lake trout that were 15-20 years old, so if any fish out there is going to be full of mercury, it's those.
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Pentwater 10/26 AM, 3 for 3
FBD replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
If Buck is still there, just punch that tree scraping, stopping every 2 minutes to eat something, gassy glue factory drop out right in his horse face. Why they gave the guy that hates horses the horse even they don't like... (The rest of the family had a great experience. I figured anything with me and horses was going to suck, and it did, so expectations were met) -
Pentwater 10/26 AM, 3 for 3
FBD replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Is that quick fish a good sign or a curse? Thanks for the report.
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Welcome. Bass will be ruined for you the first time a king tries to pull you off the pier and into the lake. Don't overlook plugs, they don't cast as well as spoons but some days a big thunderstick or J-13 rapala slowly ground back to you, or even if there's no traffic and rocks walked slowly down the channel is the ticket.
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Penterwater 9/16, mid-day, 2 for 2
FBD replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Penterwater 9/16, mid-day, 2 for 2
FBD replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
Excellent report. When we've found them, there seems to be nothing of note to hold them where they are. The water's all the same, no scum line, no bait. But if you find one, cloverleaf the area as there's usually more. I've found them in October in 370' out of Holland and trolling the beach in 6'. Go figure. -
season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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season opener - Holland/Saugatuck
FBD replied to 2MD's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
Sick of chasing your reports last year as I'm usually the guy making reports and not following them, we hit Grand Haven last night. It was a little bumpy out front. Like "awh hell no" bumpy. Trolled the too warm river because we were there and got a white bass. Speaking of, in your video from in front of Saugatuck last year, don't you have a planer board out of formation? Not that I went back and found your reports to see when I needed to start harbor patrol. -
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8/11 AM - PS 3 Steel 1 King
FBD replied to fishoak's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Pentwater 8/4 AM, 6 for 9
FBD replied to Mega Byte's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
Great story. Great pictures too. One if the most impressive reel abuses I've seen was a paddle fly down 100' on a 50# braid rigger rod with the drag cranked down. Rod turned sideways in the holder and it went to 600+ on the counter before I could trip the wire diver and copper board on that side to get them to the surface, and turn on the fish. We were in a tournament and I was already spending the big fish pot. 9# coho. -
Where to launch in Holland?
FBD replied to addaline 27's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
There's also Dutton (Dunton?) Park on the north side, Kollen Park on the south side, an unnamed township launch on the south side, and a dead end road next to the Tiara townhouse off Jenison Street in the no wake zone on the south side that has no dock. This used to be a 4L Jeep only launch but with the high water I've seen a minvan launching jet skis there. Bring snacks for the ducks too, they know my kayak by now. -
Holland 7-23 & 24 am
FBD replied to littleboat's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
When the lake flips, the options are: 1. Hit the piers for steel. The fact that you can't catch kings around the piers in the summer down here tells you all you need to know about kings in the summer in southern Lake Michigan. 2. Go far enough offshore to find water that hasn't changed in temperature profile. Those fish are unaffected. 3. Fish lakers. They're on the bottom in 80-120' regardless and don't even seem to notice that the surface water changed any. -
Port Sheldon 10am-2pm, 7-12
FBD replied to littleboat's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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Lost fillet knife kit - Holland DNR 6/26
FBD replied to Craig S's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
How did they figure out it was yours? Just curious. I've got my name in the container with all my gear but not on any one knife. -
Holland Lake Mac DNR launch
FBD replied to Engfishman87's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout
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South Haven 7/3 3 for 4
FBD replied to Jack Osborn's topic in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout