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July 22, 2010 |
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 I got out for a few hours after work with my first mate Brian and his wife Allison. It was a little bumpier than we expected but we had a good time and caught some fish. We ended up with five nice Kings and missed a few others. A big White Hootch with a KRW fly was our best rod again last night. We were running it 80 feet down on the center rigger. We also hit fish on full cores, divers back 150 and a 60 foot rigger with a "Hey Baby" early and "Blue Berry Muffin - Glo" later. I am including a picture of Allison with her best fish of the night. |
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July 20, 2010 |
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 We had another great day out on the lake. It was foggy coming across Manistee Lake but the big lake was clear. Fishing was a little slow early but picked up as the morning went on. The weather could not have been nicer. We ended up with nine nice fish and missed a few others. No one thing was really working and we just picked away taking fish on riggers, divers, core and copper. Our best action was out deeper. |
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July 19, 2010 |
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 We got off to a late start on Saturday but had a great trip anyways. The rest of the guys ended up cancelling so it was just me and a long time friend from college on the boat. We landed five nice fish and missed a few others. A big whilte hootch with a KRW Aquaglow fly down 90 on the center rigger was by far the best rod we had going. It took four fish and lost another right behind the boat. The other fish came on copper pulling a NBK spoon. Missed bites on a rigger down 75 and a dipsey back 175 both pulling small hootches and KRW files. We marked lots of fish from 150 to 250 fow and all of the fish we caught were packed with bait. Planned to fish on Sunday but woke up to lighting and the weather channel predicting high winds and cruddy weather so we rescheduled for another day. Give me a call if you want to get out on the lake. The fishing is great!
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2010 Big Lake Season |
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 The Big Lake Season is underway. Sorry for the lack of reports. I will be fishing this weekend and will try to start posting regular reports. Our June steelhead fishery never really setup out deep this year. Salmon fishing was hit and miss earlier but has been improving steadily. Thanks to all who have booked for this season! I always enjoy hearing from my customers and look forward to getting out on the lake with you. I do have a number of dates still open so it is not too late to set something up for remainder of July or August. I am inserting a picture from one of the groups who have been fishing with me for several years now. They are booked again this year and I am hoping the weather cooperates this time. |
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Canada 2010 Recap |
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 We had with 11 guys go walleye fishing in Canada this year. Number 12 ended up in the ER with gall stones about 5 hours before we left town. We drove to White River on June 2nd. The first group flew into Marmac Lodge at 7:30 the next morning. The second group was an hour behind. We were frying fish by noon. Over the next 4 days we caught around 400 walleyes and pike plus 11 brook trout and 2 lakers. Big brookie was 22 inches, laker was 25, walleye was 26 and pike was 36. A lot of the fish were suspended. We did good on jigs but one day it was all trolling. As always, we ate and drank way to much and had ton of fun too. We are all aready looking forward to next year. If you are ever dreaming about a fly-in trip to Canada give me a call. I can put you in touch with a great outfitter!
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February 1, 2010 |
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 We have a couple more months to go but I am looking forward to Spring. It is cold in Manistee right now and I am pretty much limited to ice fishing. Our weekend dates for Lake Michigan are starting to fill for the 2010 season. It is not too early to reserve yours today. Hopefully the fishing will remain as good as it has been the past several seasons. We are finalizing plans for our annual walleye trip to Canada. If you have ever dreamed about a fly in trip to Canada please give me a call and I can get you pointed in the right direction. |
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August 5, 2009 |
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I finally think I have one of my cameras working and then I left it in the boat when we went to clean fish.... The fish are starting to show up in better numbers. We ended up with 7 this morning and missed a few others. We had a good first bite but when it was over we might as well just went home. We didn't have a bite during the last 2 hours of our trip. Our best rods were a Moonshine Flounder Pounder 115 down and a big white hootch 135 down. Wire divers also took hits 225 and 250 back with a blue Spin Dr and KRW Riverside fly. |
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Monday, August 3, 2009 |
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The wind and canceled trips have been the story here in Manistee. We did get out again on Sunday morning and found improved fishing. We hooked 9 or 10 fish but only landed half of them. The big white hootch with an Aquaglow fly was good as were the wire divers with small hootchies and Spin Dr's. Our biggest King came on a full core pulling a plug. We also took fish on our 90 foot rigger pulling a plug. We never got our spoons to go. There is a Gale Warning in affect though this evening. Hopefully we can get out in the morning. I continue to have issues with my cameras but will post a picture of Sundays catch once it is emailed to me. |
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August 1, 2009 |
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 The calendar may say August 1st but it feels more like October 1st. Fishing has been up and down. One day is decent and then the next a struggle. We fished today with a great family from downstate. Unfortunately, the weather was less than perfect. We made our way out to the shelf and set lines in about 80 feet of water. The plan was to troll west until we found cooler water and then turn north. We ended up hitting and landing a triple once we hit 130 fow. The big white hootch with a KRW Aquaglow 100 down took the first and biggest fish of the day. The next came on wire diver 170 back with a small green hootch and KRW Aquaglow. Our third and final fish hit a blue plug 90 down on the rigger. By the time we landed those three, the seas were building and we decided to continue riding with the waves rather than turn around. We had one more hit but that was it for the morning. The seas continued to build and we decided to pull lines early and head back. I am going to have to cancel my evening trip for tonight and have my fingers crossed hoping the wind tapers off so that we can get out in the morning. |
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July 28, 2009 |
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 Fishing was tough for us on Sunday but our group claim they had a great time. The fishing was SLOW and the seas were rough. Fortunately, the company was good and we enjoyed some great stories along the way. What a difference a day can make. Monday was a beautiful day and the fish were biting again. We never had a fast bite but picked away at them until we had a nice box of fish. Hopefully the lake will stabilize a little and the Kings will begin to show up in consistent numbers. The fish are good sized this year but are spread out in small pockets. When you hit a fish you need to start thinking about turning around and getting back on them. My best set up recently has been a Blue Spin Dr with a KRW Aquagold fly on a wire diver. |
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July 20, 2009 |
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 Sorry for the lack of reports. I will try to stay current for the remainder of the season. Fished today with two wonderful couples from out of state. The lake was flat, the weather pleasant and the fish were biting. Our crew today did an excellent job and landed every fish that was hooked including a triple header. We ended the morning with 6 kings the largest weighing in at 22# and nice steelhead that came on 5 colors of leadcore. Our hot setup was a blue Spin Dr pulling a KRW aquagold fly which accounted for 4 of our kings. |
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