Ludington 8/3 am. Solo limit

[jdh]

Got my 5 fish but not how I expected.  Started at 430 and went south.  In 60 fow I was marking no fish no bait so I started moving deeper.  Hit a nice coho at 5:30 am.  And started getting steady bites.  Overall went 5/11 I think.

Started with a diver back 50, and downrigger at 25 with glow spoons.

After 6:30 flasher flies started working on diver back 50 and downrigger at 35.

Last fish bit at 11.  Just for kicks I dropped a flasher fly down 105 and got bit shortly after.

I'm pretty sure all the other bites were coho.  And I saw multiple fish chasing bait on the surface.

Found fish in 125-180 fow.  2.0-3.3 speeds.

[2MD]

congrats!

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

Fish on the surface chasing bait is a hoot.  Brings back memories of my early days spring fishing coho with yellow birds out of Waukegan.

[jdh]

Went to Little Point last night to try something out.  Always wanted to get fish offshore without trolling.  Gave mooching a shot.  Method I used is a whole alewife on a 6 foot leader with a 3 oz weight.  Drop it to the bottom and then reel it back in. Alewife helicopter spins 

Well, it works for coho.  Had a tough time keeping them hooked but landed 1.  Had maybe 5 or 6 bites?

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

How deep of water did you give mooching a try?

[jdh]

I was working 100 into 65.  Was drifting south.  Passed over multiple schools of baitfish being worked by salmon.

[jdh]

I tried to copy some things from this video:

[Reel-y-hooked]

port sheldon 8/3/25  a.m.  5 for 6

We hit the water very early as well and hooked up with what ended up being a 20.5 lb king before 5:30 a.m. We started in 125' and stayed at that depth running north south. Fighting the big king was very interesting in the dark. We ended up boating 4 more kings and losing one by 8:30 a.m.

225 coppers and high divers back 150' were our best presentations. Captains choice plugs, meat rigs, and a dream weaver glow frog ss spoon did the damage.

 

[SeaFoam]

Nice fish Reel y hooked!


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[littleboat]

Nice big KING!

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[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

Cool - thanks for sharing the mooching program.  And BTY, that is an impressive King you caught.  My envy!!!