6/18/15, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report My clients today also fished with...

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6/18/15, Saginaw Bay, Au Gres, Fishing Report

My clients today also fished with me earlier this spring on April 26 and on that day they limited out, but it took a long time with a tough bite. Today though they got to see a different scenario with the fish hitting like crazy and they took their limits in short order. We caught fish at all depth today from right on the bottom, to just off bottom, to about half way down in the water column and they seemed to hit about equally on every presentation. We pulled meat at 1.4 to 1.5 mph and our meat of choice was a half a night crawler on a tandem hook, spinner/crawler rig, with a 3 ounce bottom bouncer about 5' ahead of the lure. We fished the outside boards right on the bottom (70' back), the inside boards near the bottom (65' back) and the inside boards about 20 feet down with a 35' setback. The flat-lines were 75' back and right on or near bottom. We had constant action, but not excessive taking about 10 keepers per hour, which is good fishing in anybody's book. The bite was fairly light today with the fish not pulling much when they hooked up, but turning it on when they got near the boat. Most of our fish were perfect eating sized walleyes in the 16" to 20" range. We also caught and released a few undersized "dink" walleyes which are always good to see as it bodes well for the future of the fishery. My clients will be fishing in their own boat for the rest of the week, and my guess is that their knowledge gained today will help them to fill up on walleyes for the rest of their vacation.

Capt. Mike Veine

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Posted By Capt. Mike Veine of Trophy Specialist Charters