Holland 6/29 AM Solo 1-1

[SeaFoam]

Lines in 5:30 am. Fished 100-150 FOW.

6:00 am, 9 lb king, rigger down 80 in 100 FOW, Mag MS Green Jeans.
 
No other hits. Beautiful morning but slow fishing. Tried meat rigs, flasher flies, standard spoons, Mag spoons, glow, no glow. Various colors. Just couldn’t get anything else going.
Pulled lines at 9 am.

Edited June 29 by SeaFoam
Emojis

[slowboyspoon]

We were out this morning as well and put 1 in the box. Freeslider on the downrigger down 70 in 85 fow. Marked some other fish but no takers. Used copper, leadcore, meat rigs, flasher / flies, and spoons. You're right it was a beautiful morning and the fishing was definitely slow.

[littleboat]

Tough fishing, hopefully July will improve.

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[Jolly Time]

Was out this morning as well. Tried 120-140 with plenty of marks but just tough to get anything to bite. Water temp at 103ft. Downwas 48.9 degrees. Thermocline is at 63ft. and 59 degree water. Nothing good happens with those conditions.

At 9:30am slipped out to 170fow. Marked a lot of fish from 25-50 feet down. Ran a complete steelhead program on port side of boat. Took 4 hits and landed one steelhead. 

Rough!

[SeaFoam]

Good thinking with the steelhead program. It was a challenge this morning


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[SeaFoam]

Just curious, other than targeting higher in the water column what do you run for Steelhead? Super slims?


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[Jolly Time]

I run the following spoons. Based on what has been in their stomachs dictates what size spoons I run. The past two days they wanted mag and standard size offerings.

This week plus yesterday and today)

Fuzzy bear orange (mag) High diver back 115 setting 3 - took hits

Coho killer (standard) 100 copper took hits

Five eyes (mag) rigger back 70+ feet down 15 on SWR two color rod took hits

Yeck fireball w/singles (Standard) 4 & 5 color lead took hits

RV moonshine wonderbread (Mag) high diver and 175 copper took hits.

Orange slice 100, 125 coppers

 

[SeaFoam]

That is very helpful. Thanks so much. My knowledge is pretty limited so I appreciate you sharing this!


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[FBD]

Had a kid's tournament Saturday, out of about 70 kids I think there were less than ten salmon and trout weighed.  Many boats gave up early and ran into Mac to fish for sheep as it was an all species thing.  Two kings in the 14-15 pound range weighed.

So yeah pretty ugly on Saturday.

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

With the water this warm, I like to move out and run in 175 FOW.  If solo, either two high baits and one deep rigger around 90' or vice versa. 

My favorite high line lure for SH and sometimes kings is MS mag RV Atomic Melon.

[SeaFoam]

Thanks!


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[Reel-y-hooked]

Tough fishing up north in Pentwater too. Not marking many fish and when we mark them they do not seem to be  hungry. Missed 2 and boated 1 dandy king on a meat rig Sunday morning. Beautiful boat ride though. 

[Big Red 2]

We ran north out of Whitehall Sat morning and were 2 for 3 w a 12lb king and a 6lb coho. All hits came on Hypnotist fly 60 ft down on dipsy w spin doctor in 120-140 ft of water. Gorgeous morning. 

[SeaFoam]

Awesome pictures!


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[JohnM]

I did a solo trip out of Holland the afternoon/evening of [emoji6]/[emoji[emoji6]].

Pretty slow with only hit, but it was a nice King.

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[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

I would would be happy to catch those two fish!  Hypnotist is a great fly.  Good call on putting that down.