7-12-26 Holland to Saugatuck Evening

[Jolly Time]

Well, I didn't fish real well tonight. I tried something and it didn't work great. I ran meatrigs and flasher/fly on riggers, high and low divers and spoons on coppers. 

We went 3 for 7.  6 solid hook ups but couldn't get them all in the boat. What worked...

Inside dipsey went twice with meatrig (green set up). Landed one. High dipsey with salmon candy flasher and money shot fly went twice landed one. 300copper had a nice fish and fought for about 10 minutes. Lost it when it charger boat and slack in the line. Shelly Snack mag rv. 225 copper went once with moonshine bad toad rv. Hit hard jumped a few times and gone. Late in the evening rigger with stacked spoons. Mongolian beef mag 59 feet down on bottom spoon. Biggest fish of the night. 

Fished 75-90fow. 2.3-2.7 at ball. Fish were on screen most of the evening 35-65 feet down. South troll had to run two bags to control speed. No bags coming back to the north. I never found a good angle. 

Talked to a couple guys after fishing. Both had really nice boxes. They were in 80-90fow and only ran spoons and plugs. 200-250 coppers high divers and riggers were there hot lines. 2.7-3.3 sog was what worked for them. Flounder pounder and blue stuff.

Edited July 13 by Jolly Time
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[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

Don't be down on your trip.  Running different stuff is a good thing.  I brought meat and never put it out.  A meat head and no paddle might have got things going for me early when it was slow and maintaining speed going south was difficult.   You got bites on high divers with a SD/fly.  Mine did not get bumped.  Enjoy your fish!

[Reel-y-hooked]

By the looks on the faces of your crew, it was a great night. What a beautiful evening to be on the water. (and you landed a few fish.)

Thanks for the report Dave. 

 

[2MD]

great photo and thanks for the report