Holland Am 7-30-26

[littleboat]

 
3 for 6  all kings, fished 50-105 fow, 2.5-2.9 @ball, S,N & NW trls, ball temp 44-54.7°, DRs dwn 29 & 38. All catches off DRs. One snap swivel broke and I lost my RV Mag MS Ratchet Jaw.
 
1-King, 5#-1oz,( 5:59am), RV flounder pdr mag
2-King, 8#-10oz, (8:58am), Blue jeans mag
3-King, 6#-11oz, (9:20am), RV Ratchet jaw mag

Ran 6C,7C, 8C, 9C, high diver and SD Green Scum Mine and green fly
 
I almost came in because I didn't have a bite for 2 separate hrs of trolling, but I thought I would just stick it out, producing a couple of later bites.
The cleaning station was very busy today since Yacht Basin's cleaning equipment was being upgraded (thanks for the update). It was quite the show there.
 

 
 

[SeaFoam]

Nice work,Ed. 
 

I tried following Ed around this morning to pick up his scraps.  Didn’t work for me.  LOL. 

 

I went 1-3, two hits in first 15 minutes then a nice boat ride for a couple hours.  Called it at 9:00 about the time Ed started catching fish.  . 
 

 

[John's Tuition]

The grinder at the YB cleaning station isn't broke, they are just upgrading it for the Big Red and it is was of commission today during the renovations. Sorry, I should have clarified. There was better fishing out deeper the last couple days but people are pretty tight lipped right now due to the tournament. And, yes, morning bite was largely delayed most likely due to the full moon and overnight clear skies past 2 mornings (was the same yesterday).

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

I was planning on going out tonight but got booked with elder care responsibilities.  Man I envy you guys and good fishing to all.

[Reel-y-hooked]

7-30-26 P.M. port sheldon.

Nice job Ed, We had a little trouble keeping them hooked up also. We went out and fished the sunset and lost 3 before we boated a steelhead and a coho in 80 fow.

Meat rig, rosta goose, green jeans, and bad toad all got bit at sunset. 

[wisejohn]

Ed,  thank you for the report.  Were you running flashers behind any of the spoons?  John

[littleboat]

7-30-26 P.M. port sheldon.
Nice job Ed, We had a little trouble keeping them hooked up also. We went out and fished the sunset and lost 3 before we boated a steelhead and a coho in 80 fow.
Meat rig, rosta goose, green jeans, and bad toad all got bit at sunset. 

Good eaters on that catch!

Yeah I had the same problem when I lost 2 of the 3 at the back of the boat. They jumped up a foot+ and I could see that the hook was not a deep set. I didn't have any success in trying to net them in the air during their flight stage.

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[littleboat]

Ed,  thank you for the report.  Were you running flashers behind any of the spoons?  John

I didn't run any flashers with spoons yesterday but I have in the past with some luck. I ran one 8" flasher (Pro-King) with a green fly off a high slide diver ( see in report) with no success.