6/2/05, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing ReportAfter three days off the water due...

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6/2/05, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report

After three days off the water due to crappy weather, 20+ years of experience on the Bay came in handy today as I was able to predict where the fish moved after the "big blow" we had. The water temperature was just 57 in front of Au Gres, but where we set up for fishing, the temp was 61 degrees and the fish were in that warm, stained water big time. My clients from Eastlake, MI (My home town) and Minnesota caught 30 keeper walleyes along with some bonus catfish and sheephead. With a light bite, we probably lost as many fish as were caught, so we certainly had plenty of action today indeed. We ran a mixed spread of two Hot N' Tots off the outside boards and four spinner/crawler rigs off the middle and inside boards. We also ran two more spinner/crawler rigs as flat lines. All our fish were taken near bottom and they were feeding on a mixture of minnows and bugs. Lure color did not seem to mater much as they hit everything I put in the water. Speeds of 1.5 to 1.6 were best. When I went 1.7, we got not bites. Any slower and we picked up more junk fish and zebra mussels. When the wind shifted to the east, the bite really slowed down for us, so the morning was certainly best. I have these same repeat clients for the next two days, and with good weather predicted then, they will likely experience great fishing on those trips too and will take a lot of Saginaw Bay's walleyes home to Manistee County.

Capt. Mike Veine

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Posted By Capt. Mike Veine of Trophy Specialist Charters