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    DNR Chinook stocking last 4 years ---> Allegan & Ottawa

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Also I believe 2022 was the last king plant for Holland.  I wish those fish were split up between Saugatuck and South Haven but I think they were allotted somewhere else.
    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.

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    Holland 5-18 am

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Man there is just no pattern as of late.  Appreciate the honest reports as much if not more than the hero shots.
     
    Note hero reference not pointed at Dan Agnello's post as he reports straight up and deserved that beat down in GH a few weeks ago.
    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

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    Holland 5-10

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    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 PXL_20230510_133706927.jpg

     

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    HOLLAND in tight 9/23

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Don’t be afraid to dump on DNR. It’s our responsibility as licensed anglers to hold them accountable for their decisions and actions. Compliments when we’ll done, criticism when poorly done. Just do it in a professional and polite manner.
    Personally, the data they have shared suggests most of the chinook north are self sustaining. In other words, they no longer need stocking. Different story south. If true, chinook plants should be moved south.
    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.

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    HOLLAND in tight 9/23

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Does Lake Mac even have much of a walleye population?  If it does, it's a well kept secret.
    Or maybe I'm just out of the loop.
    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

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    HOLLAND in tight 9/23

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    I participated in the Sep 20th Zoom call hosted by MI DNR with the proposed stocking plan for salmon beginning 2023.  Unfortunately, salmon will no longer be stocked in Holland by DNR going forward due to the low natural reproduction coming out of this location.  Saugatuck however will be increased by 25%.
    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

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    HOLLAND in tight 9/23

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    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.

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    MI DNR proposes to increase salmon stocking - Sep 19th 7:00pm Zoom Call

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    I like it and don't like it at the same time. I'm glad we're getting a bump but by the sounds of it they're all going up north and it's the southern ports that need it the most. Jay Wesley also said when I asked him about the southern ports that they're no longer planting Holland moving forward due to predation from walleye and musky plants.

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    season opener - HOLLAND 9/8/2022

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    I run ~20' leaders on my slide divers and 40' on my riggers.  Puts all the lures all in about the same line.  Not sure if that helps but in my OCD head it feels right.
    Two things to remember, the rocks on the south side of the channel aren't vertical like the channel walls and love to eat gear, and plugs dive so when your rigger is at 14' in 18' of water, your plug could very well be banging into the bottom, and there's all kinds of fun stuff there too.
    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

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    season opener - HOLLAND 9/8/2022

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    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

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    Holland 7/15 AM - got what I came for

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    I highly doubt the DNR is gonna go after anyone for keeping a foul hooked salmon way out on lake Michigan. If you were out there trolling the fish clearly went after it and you just got a really unfortunate hookup. The DNR is more interested in people intentionally snagging in channels and rivers where fish stack up and you can basically shoot fish in a barrel.

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    RIP 2021

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    We went out of Holland this morning and for the second straight trip got skunked. We saw some enticing marks in 125 ft right off the bat but no hits and when we turned back they were gone. The water was 44 degrees 60 ft down so I can't blame the water for being piss warm this time. The DNR planting data shows some got planted in both Holland and Saugatuck in 2018 so I keep expecting them to come back but it looks like they either vacated north or are doing a great job at avoiding us. With our dock coming out next weekend and my dad and I both getting busy after that this is probably the end of my trolling season, bummer it had to go out with a whimper but it also looks like just about everyone on the southern end of the lake is struggling.

     

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    Holland 8-4

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    We trolled from 6 to 11:30 and ended up 2 for 4 with a 2# laker and a 4# coho. We had two hits in 115 fow and, one in 190 fow, and the laker was just dangling there when I reeled in a line to check it. Here's what took the hits

     

    1 - spotted dick meat rig behind a mixed veggies spindoctor on 300 copper

     

    1 - Michigan stinger uv naked Jordo on 150 copper

     

    1- Ito green and black meat rig behind an Ito angry alewife paddle on a downrigger 90 ft down

     

    1 - Ito green and black meat rig behind an Ito angry alewife paddle while reeling in (like right behind the boat)

     

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