"Quality" Fishing in Saugatuck

[westrate]

June 26, 2006

This past week produced some very nice fish from 10 to 17 pounds. The creel was quality but not quantity with catches from 5 to 10 fish but all good size. The catch consisted of steelhead and Chinook with an occasional lake trout.

We started the week in 90 to 120 foot of water and fished 5 color lead core and downriggers to 80 foot. By the week end we fished 95 to 105 foot of water south of the Douglas Point where the blue water showed up. The best baits and methods included: 1. Yuck Frog with 200 foot of copper 2. Mixed Veggie Sting Ray 80 foot on the downrigger. 3. Big Daddy Flintstone mixed Veggie on 7 color. 4. Green glow and Coyote Ugly on wire dipsy at 100 and 120 foot. 5. Magnum chartreuse and glow on 300 foot of copper.

Bait was beginning to set up at the blue water line and if they stay, they should draw in the salmon and steelhead. Check back and keep track of the fishing in Saugatuck through out the year.

[GLF]

Thanks for the report Ron!