Aaron Nusbaum

2022 was the last king plant in Holland. I can't post screenshots here but I was the one who asked about Holland in the comment section when the planting increase was announced and Jay Wesley, the lake Michigan coordinator, replied saying they aren't planting Holland anymore. His excuse was that they plant so many walleye and musky in lake Mac they'd just eat the king smolts. When I asked him why they plant so many walleye there he went on to explain how they hold there and they prioritize native plants. That annoys me because last time I checked nobody flocks to our ports for walleye, but they will for kings. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Looks like I was 100 ft too deep today, we trolled 130-140 all morning and couldn't shake anything loose despite decent marks Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

In my years fishing Holland I've found that's the norm. I suspect it's because we don't have a big outflow like GH that concentrates bait because the spring kings are always a lot more scattered off Holland Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

We trolled from 6 to about 10 am from 100 to 170 ft, spending most of our time around 130. There seemed to be a fierce current out of the north on top of the waves. We got one 8# king on a blue mixed veggies magnum 55ft down on a downrigger in 135 ft. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

We trolled south of Holland from 7 to about 11 am in 40 to 60 feet. We ended up 1 for 3 with a 5# king. The first two hits came around 45 feet and the last one came at 60. Here's what took the hits: 0-1 dipsey diver 85 ft back on #3 with a Moonshine rv blue flounder 0-1 dipsey diver 75 ft back on #3 with a mixed veggies spoon 1-1 5 color lead core with a salmon candy toasted wonder magnum Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I've been screaming from the mountain top that Ludington shouldn't be getting planted. They're almost ten years removed from a plant and their natural run is bigger than any planted run yet I see they wanna put 100,000+ in the big sable every year instead of further south where they're needed. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

There's a decent population but they're super hard to catch. Aside from fall and spring when they feed in the harbor they're pretty lethargic. My dad and I see tons of guys slow trolling the drop offs in the summer and they few guys I hear from say you'll pick some up but you'll also be dealing with catfish and sheephead left and right Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

The reason I heard was because they planted so many walleye and musky they determined they'd just eat through most of the smolts before they make it to the lake. I try not to dump on our DNR but if that's the case then they effectively ruined a great local fishery Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

A buddy and I trolled it two Sundays ago during overcast and a hard NE and got nothing. In my experience most of our kings show up after three years so with us only getting a plant on even years the even years are relatively dead. I did really good on late summer mature kings straight out from Holland in 2017, 2019 and last year before the tropical heat screwed it up but 2018, 2020, and this year were dead for me. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Oh I know a thing or two about the snags in there. From 2008 to about 2013 when my dad and I trolled it more we donated basically a tackle box worth to the channel monster [emoji23] Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Awesome to see Holland get a good harbor run, that brings me back to my childhood in the 2000's hay day. Can I ask how long of leaders you run on your downriggers in that close? I've been meaning to get back into channel trolling and I've heard some people say I need mile long leaders to get away from the boat and some say I need short leaders to prevent tangles Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App