Holland evening of 5/17

[2MD]

11 for 14 off Holland on Sunday night – first trip out on Parker here in 2026

 

Blue Flounder was our best bait on rigger 50 down

 

Yellow Gobie on Copp150 went 3 or 4 times too

 

Trolled 190-110 fow – started deep and zig zagged in all night

 

Only 3 or 4 of the Salmon were mature

 

Got rough coming into sunset as the storm came in just like they forecasted

 

Flies were MURDER despite it being cold out there with the surface temp 49 degrees

 

PUG questioned his decision of returning to Michigan here in May and wonders if he should have stayed in Florida another 3 or 4 weeks catching Tarpon

[littleboat]

That tarpon would have been hard to leave for the flies. Great catch except for the flies. You must have a Master Fly Angler Patch somewhere?

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

First time out and your already slaying fish.  Do they sell Pug Parkas on Amazon?  Looks like your buddy can use one.

Fin Warrior has been in the water since April 20th.  But we have been slammed with travel; 8-d in NOLA for Jazz Fest, 4-d in Jackson Hole on a property matter and 6-d in Buffalo for a memorial service and a devastating Sabre loss to Montreal.  Hope the weather and flies favorable around this weekend for a shakedown trip.

Catch'em all!

[2MD]

haha thanks guys - cheers to the beginning of another season - Zgrinder it sounds like you have been busy - 8 days in NOLA had to have been nuts! was there with a couple of my boys for a sailboat regatta back in November but just for 2 nights - when the sun goes down that town is no place for children or pug