Aaron Nusbaum

Up until two years ago I remember the high water mark was 20 and we didn't hit it a lot of years Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Brought my girlfriend out and trolled from 6 to 9 pm. We trolled 180 to 190 and ended up 3 for 5 with an 11# coho, 28# king and 6# steelhead. Here's what took the hits: 2-2 SpongeBob meat rig behind a mixed veggies spindoctor on 300 copper 0-1 lime green fly behind playin in playa big weenie flasher on 200 copper 1-2 green and white fly behind a green alewife spindoctor on a dipsy 150 back set on 2 Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

If you cut the head and belly meat off the alewife it fits perfectly in the helmet Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

We trolled from 6 to 9:30 am and tried everything between 190 and 130 feet. We ended up 1 for 3 with a 4# coho. All hits were around 140 feet. Here's what took the hits: 1-1 300 copper SpongeBob meat rig on a mixed veggies spindoctor 0-1 UV crush green dot Dreamweaver paddle with a matching meat rig on a diwnrigger 100 ft down 0-1 UV Lorin frog on 150 copper Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

That one wasn't set yet, that king hit while I was setting the rigger up so I stopped with it just dangling Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

We trolled just north of Holland from 6 to 10 am. We started in 120 and went 3 for 3 in our first hour with a 5# coho and an 8# and 15# king. After that, nothing. All three fish were on 300 copper with a mixed veggies spindoctor and SpongeBob meat rig. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I never quite understood why but outside of the occasional laker or steelhead I can never really get much in shallow bait balls this time of year, even when the water's turned over Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Nice report, good to see they haven't completely scattered here Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Yeah that was definitely a drop back, he was more pink when I caught him and his underbelly was bruised Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Did a solo maiden voyage from 6:30 to 10:30, ended up 2 for 4 with a 4# king and 3# steelhead. Got a double header right off the bat in about 110 fow and only landed one, shortly after came the steelhead in 105 fow and about an hour later I had what had to be a bigger king on in 130 fow and lost it. I must not have dialed them right considering all the good reports I've been hearing. Here's what took the hits: 1-1 Moonshine flounder pounder magnum on 200 copper 1-1 Michigan stinger uv fruit stand on 150 copper 0-1 Michigan stinger magnum mixed veggies blue on diwnrigger 55 ft down 0-1 Pro king blue jeans flasher fly combo on a #1 dipsy 150 ft back Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Set lines south of Holland in 125 fow at 5:30 and pulled them at 10. I ended up 2 for 4 with a 4# coho and a 3# laker. My hits were all around 135 fow. Here's what took the hits: 1/1 mixed veggies spin doctor with a spongebob meat rig on 300 copper 1/2 big weenie angry alewife with an angry alewife meat rig 45 down on a downrigger 0/1 plain white pro troll flasher with a nose bleed fly on 150 copper Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Gold coast outfitters, they're out of business now Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I've never been north of Whitehall during a flip so I guess I can't speak for those ports. I'm pretty sure a buddy of mine gets them in Manistee harbor though Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

When the water near shore turns over they gather around the piers and you can cast net them up Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I did a solo troll this morning from 5:30 to 11 am and ended up 2/2 with a 1# steelhead and a 25.5# king that could've eaten the steelhead. The steelhead came in 150 fow on a north troll and the king came in 130 fow on a south troll. Here's what took the hits: - Steelhead: spongebob meat rig behind a mixed veggies spin doctor on 300 copper - King: blue fly behind a blue jeans Michigan stinger flasher on 200 copper Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I cut the heads off because I don't trust there's enough meat in their head to stay on a rig. I just put mine in half canning salt and half store brand borax, it made the meat leathery tough and they don't go bad in the fridge Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

It worked Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

So I have a bunch of preserved brined alewife that a got in May. Would those work in a meat rig? I tested them, they fit my helmets and stay on but I'm hesitant to use them since I've never heard of anyone using them. Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I use big weenie meat rigs Sent from my SM-G930V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App