Fishing Reports, Tips & Discussions

Perch and lake report 3-7-10

I'am back!!  The lake is open enough to at least get out and catch some fish.  Most of our salmon and trout "hotspots" are still locked up with ice but that has not stopped me from perch fishing all week.  Limits everyday!! Lots and lots of fish.  Normal winter fish 10-12 inch keepers but non-stop action.  We did have a few fish over 13 inchs this week but most are just average good eating fish.  The best rigs have been perch rigs with minnows.  We did catch some of our bigger fish on 2 inch Northland Slurp grubs instead of minnows.  The best colors were white or green.  Hopefully the lake will open up completely and we can get started this year.  Sorry no pics. 

Browns 1-17-10

I found away out today on the lake and had high hopes for action packed day.  I will say it was an adventure.  I hit some of the popular discharges and spots on the south end of the lake.  One thing that really slowed me down was the 1/4 inch of skim ice that coated the entire lake.  It was like driving a boat on a frozen lake instead of water.  I have never seen the whole lake like this.  No wind and cold temps made for a icy ride.  On top of the ice we had a unbeliveable amount of fog.  Even with these unfavorable conditions we put safety first and took our time everywhere we went.  The fishing was a bit of a disapointment.  We did catch a handful of nice fish.  All casting.  The discharges just aren't pumping any hot water.  No warm water means little or no browns.  That's fishing though sometimes its not in our control.  Good luck please be careful.  It was tense driving the boat today.

Browns 12-30-09

The weather allowed me back on the lake.  The harbors were filled with ice but we did manage to make it out after a little ice breaking.  It payed off big time!  We fished the main discharges on the Southern end of the lake and did very well.  We caught 17 browns and steelhead.  We also lost about 12 more.  All were caught casting jekbaits or jig and squid.  Lots of fun and lots of action.  All nice fish no monsters but a great average fish (about 5lbs).  It started to snow hard and we got off the lake quickly.  All and all a great day of fishing.  I can wait to get back out.

Browns 12-17-09 and 12-18-09

Made it back out the last two days and didn't do as well as planned.  We did catch a few browns both days but no big numbers or big fish.  The discharges aren't pumping much hot water which makes fishing tough.  Hopefully things will be better this up coming week.  Good luck and be safe.  Sorry no pics.

Lakers and the wind 11-24-09 thru 12-4-09

I took a break for our end of the lake and went up to Green Bay for some muskie action.  The weather killed us.  Fishing was terrible and conditions were even worse.  All and all we had a great time and never caught a fish in 3 day!!  Ohh well thats fishing.  Nothing like musky fish to put you back in your place!!  Before I left the lakers were on fire.  The best bite of the year but since Dec. 1st I haven't been able to get on the lake due to the winds.  The browns should be here very soon. 

Good Luck

Laker Mania and a Perch Slay 11-21-09 thru 11-24-09

Its was awsome!!  Everyday was was great fishing.  World Class Perch and Laker Fishing.  Lakers were just on fire non-stop action and lots of big fish.  When I say non-stop action I mean it.  We boated and relesed almost 100 Lake Trout in 4 trips.  All the fish were handled properly and NOT NETTED.  They were all happy to swim away.  Had 2 fish over 20lbs and lots and lots of fish in the teens.  Same baits as before.  The perch were also on fire.  Non-stop action.  All keppers were between 11-15.5 inches.  I have so many pictures I don't no what to post.  Good luck and have fun.

Lakers 11-20-09

Made it back out today and it was rough!!  Waves were between 3-4ft.  We did fish but only for about 3 hrs.  We landed 9 or 10 Lake Trout.  Biggest fish was between 16-17lbs.  Same baits as before.

Lakers 11-19-09

The last few days the lake has just been too rough to fish.  Today was the first day I was able to fish in  a while and it was great!!  Fishing was very good.  I had the pleasure to fish with Dave Mull from Great Lakes Angler and some other good friends.  We trolled for about 4 hours and landed 14 Lakers.  We tried casting with no success.  Spin and Glos were the best.  Biggest fish was about 16 lbs.  All and all a great day I will have some pics soon.

Lakers 11-14-09

Fishing was a little slower today.  We started at about 6:30 and fished till 10:30.  We landed 6 lakers and 1 steelhead.  We also had about 6 other good bites.  Went back out in the afternoon and fishing was tough.  Same baits as all week.  Below are a few pics. 

Lakers 11-10-09 thru 11-13-09

Fishing had remained very good.  My numbers are picking up and the water temps are starting to drop.  In the last 3 days (4-5hrs of fishing a day) we have boated 30 and lost about 15 more.  Most fish are from 10-15lbs with a bigger one mixed in here and there.  Dodger and spin n glos are the ticket but speed is the difference between no fish and a alot of fish.  You must go very slow.  Good luck.

Smallies 11-9-09

It was a awsome morning with lots of big fish and great numbers.  Fished with my cousin for 5 hours and landed 18.  Biggest was 4 lbs 14oz.  We also had a 4 lb 9 oz. and a 4 lb 8 oz.  Lots of fish over 3.5lbs.  Average was about 3lbs mabey a little bigger.  All on PoorBoy Eire Darter Jrs.  I can't believe I am still catching smallies this late in the year!!  Today was awsome no other words can describe it.  The lake did get very rough in the early afternoon.  Becareful.  Perch are also biting.  Below are a fish from today the first 3 are in order from largest to smallest.

Lakers 11-8-09

Laker fish still was about the same.  Ened up landing 4 and losing 2 others also had a handful of short strikes.  It was very crowed today on the lake which didn't help matters.  Staying on the fish was very very hard with the amount boat traffic.  Most boats caught zero or if they were lucky got one.  The biggest fish was 14lbs.  Good luck

Smallmouth 11-7-09

Made it out today even with the unbelieveable winds.  20-30mph winds make for a very interesting day.  Everything was tough.  Standing, running the trolling motor, and just trying to cast were all very hard to do.  The positive thing about today was the fishing.  Landed 14 or 15 fish almost every fish was over 3lbs.  We also landed 4 fish at 4lbs or better.  The biggest today was a monster!!  With the wind and waves knocking us around the fish weighed between 5.2 and 5.6lbs.  Getting a soild weight was hard with the boat going all over the place.  If the water temps stay where there at the smallmouth fishing will continue on.  Good luck.  I have Monday open and the weather looks great.  If anyone is interested let me know tommorow (Sunday 8th)  This will be my last open day for smallmouth of the year.

Lakers 11-6-09

Fishing has stayed about the same.  No huge numbers just yet but we are catching fish every trip.  Ended up 3 for 4 in the morning of the 6th but by the early afternoon it was almost impossible to fish due to 20-30mph South winds.  Good luck the best is yet to come.

Lakers 11-4-09

Made it back out today and fishing was much better.  Still not where it should be but we did catch some nice fish today.  The water is still muddy but we still landed 4 and lost 4 others plus we had a bunch of short strikes.  We fished about 5 hours today.  Hopefully by next week we will start to get the big numbers for the year.  Sorry no pics I forgot my camera.

Lakers 11-2-09

Went out for lakers today with high hopes and did terrible.  Today was the worst day I have had fish for lakers in over 3 years.  The water was very muddy and warm.  It seemed that the fish had actually left the shallow water and moved deeper.  I marked lots of fish in deep water with no takers.  Ended up 0-1.  I went smallmouth fishing for about 1 hr in the afternoon and landed one and lost one.  The one fish boated was just over 20 inch.  I didn't get a weight on it.  I would guess about 4.5lbs.

Smallies 11-1-09

Got out for smallmouth today and did very well again.  Landed 10 and lost a handful more.  We also missed quite a few bites today.  Most fish were over 2.5lbs, one fish over 4lbs.  About a 3lb average.  All caught on Poorbpy Erie Darter Jrs.    All and all an awsome day to be out.  This was my last Smallmouth trip I had booked.  Its still going very well though.  From here on out its all Lake Trout.

Good luck.

Laker Mania 10-29-09

We were out fishing for Lake Trout and had a awsome time.  The weather was was nice and the fish were biting great.  Later in the day the wind really got strong but fishing action continued to be steady.  We landed 15 and lost a handful more.  Also had a bunch of short strikes.  All fish were caught on spin n glos and dodgers.  We released most of the fish to fight another day but we did keep a few today.  The fish ranged from 7lbs-17lbs and were starting to get the awsome spawning colors.

NOTE: Alot of boats were out there today and most people caught nothing at all.  You must control your speed when fishing for Lake Trout.

Smallmouth and Lakers 10-25-09 thru 10-27-09

On the 25th I fished for Lake Trout and did very well.  Landed 12 and lost about 6 others.  All on dodgers and spin n glos.  The fish ranged from 10-17lbs.  All fish were happily released to fight another day.  Lots of fun!!  A great start to the laker season.

On the 26th I was out Smallmouth fishing with very little success.  It was the slowest day this fall.  We worked very hard for for only one smallie and 2 carp.  I don't know what I could have done differently to improve this day.

On the 27th I was back out smallie fishing and rocked them hard.  I went and fished different areas and did very well.  Good numbers and big fish.  All the fish were from 2.5lb to just over 4lbs.  All fish were caught on Poorboy Erie Darter Jrs.  This shows how all of Fall has been one great day one tough day.  Just unpredictable.  Below are the pics.

Smallmouth 10-24-09

Made it back out today with very little success.  The winds were cranking out of the the West at 30mph.  Fishing was very very slow.  The water was very cloudy and murky.

Smallmouth and Salmon 10-19-09 and 10-20-09

On the 19th the wind was cranking hard out of the Southwest. Gusting over 30mph.  Fishing conditions were very tough.  Casting was nearly impossible.  The main lake was hard to fish but we made the decided to fish a spot on the lake that was out of the wind.  We managed to catch 20 Largemouth bass t that spot.  Nothing huge 1-2lbs.  The action was good and it helped saved the day.

On the morning of the 20th I started out smallmouth fishing and the lake was very nice.  No waves and light winds.  Fishing was easy by any means but we did catch some very nice fish.  Still had to work for them though.  We caught about half a dozen and had a few more bites.  The fish were between 2.5lbs - 4lbs.  Every fish was caught on Poorboy Erie darter Jrs.

In the evening I had a casting trip for salmon.  We started at 7 P.M. and ended at 12 A.M.  We went 4 for 9.  One fish stood out.  It weighted 21lbs 1oz. It was 39 inchs long and had a 24 inch girth.  All fish were caught on 8lb line and spinning gear.  Frezys lures were the best.  Below are the pics.

Smallmouth 10-18-09

Finally made it back out after another 10 days of bad weather.  It felt great to be back on the lake and feel the sun for a change.  It wasn't rough at all by this afternoon.  Fishing wasn't too bad either.  We fished a few spots that I have been doing well at and picked up 6 nice fish between 2-3.75lbs.  Then I went and fished areas I haven't been to in months with little success.  Caught all our fish in about 3 hrs.  We also lost or broke off 4 or 5 more.  Heavy south winds tommorow up to 30 mph.  Becareful.  Below are a couple of pics.

Smallmouth 10-12-09

The weather finally looked like it was going to cooperate but it was still ROUGH.  The morning started out with 3 ft waves coming out of the Northeast.  This never makes anything easy.  As the morning changed in to the afternoon the lake calmed.  We did catch some fish not as many as we all would have liked.  Even got a bonus largemouth out there.  We worked hard for our bites.  The cold front that moved in later that night had a big part of the fishing being slower.  Tring to run the trolling motor in the waves isn't easy either.  All in all we had a great time and I could have asked for a better group of guys.  Hopefully next week with the warm front moving in the action will pick up.  Sorry no pics. 

Smallies 10-10-09 and 10-11-09

The lake was rough both days but I fished for smallmouth both days.  I couldn't get to many spots due to the waves but I did manage to catch nice fish both days.  Not huge numbers but a handful each day.  On the 10th I caught 2 over 4lbs and a couple in the 2lbs range.  On the 11th it was about the same. The fish were from 2.5 to 3.5 lbs.  All on Poorboys.  Sorry no pics I fished alone both days.

Lake Michigan Fishing 10-1-09 thru 10-8-09

The weather has been terrible.  Big waves, high winds, and lots of rain has not made anything easy.  The rain I can deal with but 40+ mph winds don't allow you to do to much on Lake Michigan.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate this Fall but so far its been tough.

Salmon fishing inshore is still been hit or miss but action is getting better and better.  The water temps are starting to finally drop.  Casting crankbaits or spoons has been the best way to fish.  Trolling has been very slow all over the lake.

Smallmouth fishing has still been good when the weather allows you on the lake.  Poorboys and jerkbaits have both been working well.  Not a ton of hawgs yet this Fall but the numbers haven't been too bad.

Lake Michigan Fishing 9-15-09 thru 9-24-09

Salmon fishing inshore remains slow for casting and trolling both.  I have been catching a few kings in close but it has been very tough.  The deep water salmon fishing remains very good for numbers.  Size of the fish has been anywhere from 2-12lbs. 

Perch fishing is just not happening.  The water temps are way up right now and perch have been very very slow.

Smallmouth fishing is still been tough.  I have been out the last 2 days with very limited success.  Day one I fished my eastern spots and only caught 1 about 2lbs.  Today I fished my western spots and caught 10.  One very nice fish just over 4lbs and the rest were 1-2.5lbs.

All and all its been tough.  We need the water temps to go down.  The fish don't know its Fall yet.

Good luck.   Don't give up.  I sure haven't

Salmon and Trout 9-3-09 thru 9-14-09

The winds have remained out of the North-East everyday and have really made the water temps go way up.  The best trolling has been in 130-160 ft of water.  Mostly kings in the 2-10lb range.  I fished this Saturday in the Chicago Salmon Classic out of downtown and placed 2nd in the Tourney.  I had 15 kings for 71lbs.  I fished directly East 26 miles out of Chicago in 140-150 ft of water.  Meatrigs were the big ticket. 

Inshore fishing has also been tough.  Some 4 year old kings have been caught but no big numbers yet.  Perch are not biting either.  We need some South winds.  Good luck.

Salmon and Trout 9-2-09

The weather finally let me out again!!  Fishing was very good again.  90-100 ft of water.  Ended up with 20 fish ( 7 lakers and 13 kings) some big and some small.  All and all a great day for fishing and weather.  Biggest laker was over 20lbs.  Below are some pics.

Salmon Fishing 8-25-09

Finally got out after a long time with no fishing (all due to weather).  Salmon fishing was still good.  All differnent size fish ( from 18 inchs to 15lbs).  Mostly kings, 1 coho, and 1 laker.  Same area, about 80 ft of water was the best.  Meat rigs and spoons.  The best color seemed to be anyhing with glo in it.  Ended up 13 for 22.  Good luck.  Sorry no pics.

Perch Fishing 8-15-09

Was out perchin today and rocked them hard.  Great fishing in Chicago.  By 10 A.M. had 60 jumbos and threw back a ton.  Mik-Lurch spinners and pieces of softshells were the ticket.  Silver and Chart. was the best color.  Good luck.

Salmon mania 8-14-09

Salmon fishing has still been awsome today was something special.   One of the best days this year awsome action on kings.  Ended up with 18 and lost that many.  Lots of great fish but one stood out.  A 24 lb 10oz. king on a certified scale.  The Indiana DNR was there to see this fish. They told me it was the biggest king to be weighed in in over 2 years.  Below are some pics.

Salmon 8-6-09

Was out today in the same area and really wacked them good.  Lots of action, all different sizes and species.  Kings mad up the majority of the catch.  Some big and some small but a awsome day of fishing.  Ended up with 16 and lost 16 others all by 11:30 in the morning.  Sorry no pics today.  Good luck           

Salmon and Trout 8-5-09

                            Salmon fishing was very good again today.  We did have to work for our bites though. Same area as the last few days.  80 ft seems to be be the best depth.  All the fish are from 50 ft on down.  Meat rigs still on fire.  Check out this monster summer Brown Trout.  Just over 15lbs a true giant this time of year.

Salmon and Perch 8-3-09 and 8-4-09

                             Salmon fishing has been great still was out today and ended up with 15 and lost close to that many.  Same area as before.  70-80 ft of water.  Perch fishing has also been rocking.  Lots of fish almost every cast on Mik-Lurch spinners and softshells.  Silver and chart. has been the best the last few days.  Below are some pics.

Salmon and Trout 8-1-09

                             Rough water and storms on the way put a early ending on our trip today.  Waves increased as  the day went on and made it very uncomfortable to be out there.  We still managed to land 5 and lose a few more before we called it quits.  We fished for a little over 2 hours today.  Good luck

Salmon and Trout 7-26 thru 7-31-09

                             Trolling has remained outstanding!!  Lots of action and lots of big kings.  Cohos and kings have made up the majority of the catch.  Just awsome fishing.  No lies or make believe numbers of fish here.  3-4 man limits everyday.  Was out today and ended up landing 15 and losing 13.  Meat rigs are the ticket to success.  65-75 ft of water.  Good luck to everyone. 

Perch 7-22-09 thru 7-25-09

                            Perch fishing has been good with a little work involved.  Was out Salmon fishing on the 22nd and 23rd and did well both days.  Same baits and water as last week.  On the 25th I was out Perch fishing and did very well ended up a few short of a 3 man limit.  We did have to work for them.  Softshells near the bottom were the best.  Below are some pics.

Salmon and Trout 7-18 thru 7-21-09

                          Some of the best action of the year this week.  Lots and lots of bites keeping them on the hook is another story.  Still have been managing to land between 14-20 fish each trip. About 75-85 ft of water.  Kings up to 18lbs and Cohos up to 14lbs this week.  We also got into Steelhead Trout for a couple days but landing these crazy fish has been a challenge.  Best rigs by far have been: Eddie Fly Meat rigs (Glow) and 12inch John King flashers (glow). Wire Dipsys anywhere from 130-150 back on a 2.5 setting.  Downriggers from 60 on down. 10 colors of lead has been good with spoons.  300ft of copper (30lb) has been excellent with glow spoons.  Below are a few pics.

The fish on the far right is a Coho it weighted 14lbs.  The biggest I have ever had caught on my boat!

Salmon and Perch 7-10-09 thru 7-17-09

                          Salmon fishing has remained awsome.  Same areas and depths as last week.  One problem we have been having is keeping the big ones hooked!!  We have been losing alot of fish each trip.  For some reason everyone is having this problem.  Lots of fun. 

                           Perch fishing was excellent this week.  Perch up to 15 inchs and lots of action.  Limits every trip.  The last 2 days was tough because of the strong winds.  Some of the biggest perch of the year.  Good Luck.  Below are a few pics.

Salmon and Trout 6-30 thru 7-9-09

                         Salmon fishing has remained very good.  Mixed bag of Kings,Cohos,Lake Trout, and Steelhead.  Best depths have been from 75-95 ft of water.  Downriggers near the bottom with spoons or meat rigs have been very good.  10 colors of leadcore with spoons, 300ft of 30lb copper with spoons have also been very good.  Dipsys have also been great with meat rigs anywhere from 135-180 ft back. Below are a few pics.

Best spoons have been: Dreamweaver Blue Icicle, Stinger Super Glo Gin and Tonic, Fishlander Ultra Glo Bloody Nose.

Best Meat rig flashers have been:  John King 12in Flasher in Blue/green Mamba,Black Mamba, Glow

Best Meat Rigs have been: Eddie Fly Blue/grn, Eddie Fly Black and red, Eddie Fly Glow

Perch!!!!  6-22-09 thru 6-29-09

                           The 22nd was tough for perch but the 23rd on was awsome.  After a few adjustments in location we rocked them hard.  Mik-Lurch spinners and fresh softshell crabs were the ticket.  We caught so many perch in this 6 day period it was amazing.  Limits everyday from 11.5 to 14.75 inch keepers.  Great times were had by all.  Non stop perch action!  We tried to smallmouth fish one afternoon we little success did get 1 nice one and lost a few others.  Below are a few pics. 

                           Salmon fishing is still going very very well.  Starting to get a mixed bag of species.  Kings,Cohos,and Steelhead.  55-65 ft of water. 

Salmon Bonanza 6-15 thru 6-21

                          Fishing has remained awsome all week.  Limits everyday and lots of action.  Now is a great time to get kids or freinds into fishing.  50 -60 ft of water has been the best. Org dodger Eddie fly grn crinckle flys and Clown dodgers with aqua crinckle eddie flys.  Meatrigs are also working well on dipsys.  Below are a few pics of some of this weeks trips.

Smallies 6-14-09

                          Smallmouth fishing was tough still caught some very nice fish but we worked hard for them.  Very hard for them.   Poorboys were the best.  Not a ton of numbers(about 12 or 13 smallies) but very nice fish.  Below are a few pics.   Also caught about 30 rock bass and 5 sheepheads.

Back to Salmon fishing 6-11 thru 6-13

                             Salmon fishing was on fire everyday I was out.  Lots of action and monster cohos (Some over 10lbs).  50-60 feet of water, dodger and flies were the best. (Orange Luhr Jensen Dodger and Eddie fly Grn Crinkle and Clown dodger and Eddie fly aqua crinkle).  This action is here to stay take advantage of it.  Below is a pic of the limits we were getting everyday.

Central Illinois Largemouth 6-10-09

                              Went largemouth fishing with friend in Central Illinois at a unknown lake and it was unreal.  Between the 2 of us we caught over 100 bass on the day.  Best baits were spinnerbaits and jerkbaits.  Caught so many fish between 4.5 and 5.5lbs in was unbeliveable.  I also caught one we weighed at 7lbs even.  I scary part is I lost one even bigger.  Below are some pics.

Smallies 6-5-09 thru 6-9-09

                              Fishing has remained ok but has slowed down some.  Warm water and fish still spawning has made it unpredictable.  Still caught fish everyday but some day are better then others.  All fish have been caught on Poorboys.

6-1 thru 6-4-09  Smallies

                              The lake was rough the last few days but managed to get out on the 4th and did very well.  Even with bad waves and gusty winds we still managed to get about 20 smallies and lose about 8 more.  Nothing huge but a good time was had by all.  Poorboys were the best.  Color didn't seem to make a big difference.  Salmon fishing has remained very good.  The fish are deeper now in 60-90 ft of water.  Kings, Cohos , and Lake trout have been the fish of choice.  Below are a few pics from a trip early this month.  Just got them send to me.  Good luck.

5-26 thru 5-29-09

                                   Took a break from the big lake to get out and fish for some musky.  I was in Indiana the whole time.  3 Hrs from Chicago.  Between myself and 2 others we ended up landing 4 and losing 4 more.  The biggest was 47 inches the smallest 40 inches.  Below are some pics.  from biggest to smallest.  47in,45in,43in,40in.

5-20-09 thru 5-25-09

                                    I have been fishing Salmon and doing very well.  Kings, Cohos, and Lakers.   The mixed bag makes for a exciting day.  50-70 ft of water NNE of the gong has been the best.  Meatrigs and spoons have caught the majority of fish.   Below are a few pics

5-18-09 Smallies

                                    Fished smallies today and it was tough.  Saw lots of fish in shallow water but getting them to bite was hard.  They are starting to think about spawning.  Did still get some nice fish.  Caught fish on crankbaits today as well as poorboys.  Below are a couple pics.

5-7-09 thru 5-13-09  Smallies, Kings, and Cohos

                                     On the 7th I was back out in Illinois fishing Smallmouths and we did very well.  Caught about 25 fish.  Biggest was 4lbs 10 ozs.  We had a mixed size of fish from 1-4lbs.  All on poorboys.  Copper candy or Plenzer Melon colors.  On the 8th fishing was slower but we still managed to get a few but it was very tough.  The 9th was cancled due to heavy winds.  The 10th and 11th I was salmon fishing in deeper water anywhere from 55-65 ft of water.  Lots of kings and cohos and a few lakers mixed in.  Best baits were spin doctors and eddy flies.  J plugs also did very well.  Kings were from 11-17.5lbs.  One coho was 9lbs and the lakers were all in the high teens in weight.  Had to cancel today due to stormy weather.  Salmon fishing is on fire right now.  Good luck.  Below are some pics.

4-27-09 thru 5-6-09  Smallies and Kings

                                  Started out with four bad days of wind in a row.  One day south the next north.  I didn't get out till the 29th.  Salmon fishing was on fire lots of kings.  From the 29th to the 1st of May I boated 30 kings from 12-17.5 lbs and lots of cohos.  Best baits were J-Plugs in glow and silver and Spin Doctors.  Since then I have been smallies fishing and it has been very tough.  The hardest bite I have ever had.  I have still been catching fish everyday but not in big numbers and not any monsters.  I did have a good day today I took Dale Bowman from the The Chicago Sun-Times.  We caught about 20 smallies and 1 largemouth all in Illinois.  I believe there will be a article in the Outdoors section of the Sun-Times soon.  Good luck.  Below are a few pics from the week.

4-26-09 Smallies

                                      With bad weather patterns and high winds fishing was tough.  We still managed to get 9 smallies.  Biggest fish was 4.5lbs.  Poorboys and Kalin's 5in grubs were there best.  One second there were North winds at 15mph the next second it was Sounth at 30mph.  The fish still don't know if it is winter or summer.  Good Luck below are a few pics.

4-23-09 and 4-24-09    Smallies and Perch

                                        Fishing has remained very good for both perch and smallies.  Limits of perch have been numerous.  Smallies have been spotty but everyday has still worked out to be great.  Lots of fish over 4lbs.  Poorboys have been the best.  Today was very good biggest fish were 4lbs.14oz,4lbs 11oz, and lots in the 4.5lb range.  Below are some pics.

Perch!!!!

                      LOTS OF FUN!! Limits of Jumbos 40-50 ft of water awsome fishing.  Salmon fishing was also awsome lots of limits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smallies 4-19-09

                   Smallmouth fishing has remained good but we are still working to get our fish.  Patience is required but we are still having very good days today was tough but we still managed to get 13 or 14 smallies (between 2-4.5lbs),1 brown about 8lbs and a couple of nice cohos.  All fish came on Poorboys.  Good luck below are a few pics.

Salmon and Smallies and Some Perch

4-18-09

                   Same deal but so far the hardest day of the year.  Lots of boats and lots of people.  I had a hard time tring to find places to fish still managed to get some smallies.  Biggest was 4lbs 14ozs.  Best baits still Poorboys.

 Below is Spiro with his personal best smallie 4lbs 14ozs!

Doubles on Poorboy's

4-17-09

                Fished a full day of smallies with good success.  We worked hard for our fish but were rewarded.  Biggest fish was 5lbs 8oz. a true giant!  We had lots of fishing the 4 lb range.  Best baits were Poorboys erie darter jrs. 

Right below is the biggest fish of the year 5lbs 8ozs!

4-16-08

                Started out trolling and ended up with 4 kings and 16 cohos in just a few hours.   Kings came on mag spoons on dipsys and cohos on dodger and fly.   Then when smallie fishing for a few hours and got 11.   Biggest was 4 lbs 12 oz.  Poorboys were the best.

Salmon and Smallies 4-11 and 4-12

               On the 11th I had a smallmouth trip in the morning and salmon in the afternoon.  The smallmouth trip started out ok but with increased winds and muddy water getting around was tough.  We ended up catching some smallies early and ended up salmon fishing and limiting out.  The afternoon was just as good for salmon.  In about 3 hrs we ended up limiting out with 13 cohos and 2 browns. 

                On the 12th I had the same situation for smallies with high winds and big waves getting around was tough.  Same situation got some nice smallies early and ended up salmon fishing.  The great thing about salmon today was that some spring kings showed up.   The kings were in the mid teens in weight.  We limited on salmon with 2 browns (ONE REALLY NICE BROWN) 1 big king (lost a couple screamers) and 12 cohos.  Kings were coming on spoons.  Cohos on dodger and fly.  Below are a few pics.

Smallmouth and Salmon fishing 4-8-09 ands 4-9-09

              On the 8th smallmouth fishing was good but we had to work for them.  With the muddy water and cold water temps it was hard to trigger bites but on a positive note the fish we did catch were very good in quality.  They ranged anywhere from 3.5-4.5 lbs.  We also had a couple browns mixed in on accident.  Best smallie baits were Poorboys and Kalin's grubs.  The same day in the afternoon I had a Salmon trip and we ended up landing 14 and losing another 12 or so.  12 cohos and 2 browns.  Dodger and flys were the best. 

             On the 9th the water was a little bit cleaner and it showed.  We hammered the smallies.  Lots of fish all diffferent sizes.  From 2-4.5lbs.  Best baits were Poorboys and Kalin's grubs.  We also did very well on Gulp Alive.  I found the fishing to be better in deeper water.  We caught lots of fish in 25-30ft of water.  Below are some pics from the last two days.

Smallie time!! and limits of Salmon and Trout

               Started out Salmon fishing and it was much tougher but after a little serching limited out no prob lem wih 16 cohos and 4 browns.  Best baits were j-11 firetiger on a rigger and dodger and fly on yellow birds.  After that went exploring some smallies spots form last year and rocked them!!  A great start to the bass year.  One fish over 5lbs and lots in the 2-4 lbs range.  Poorboys and Kalin's 5 in grubs were the best.  Deeper water seem to be better than shallow.  Good luck below are a few pics from today.

Salmon and Perch 3-30-09 thru 4-2-09

             Fishing has remained excellent, lots of cohos from 2-4lbs some browns and steelies mixed in also.  One day we landed and released 8 browns and 1 steelie along with lots and lots of cohos. All on jig and squid.  Had one monster brown in the high teens and do to my error I didn't get a picture.  Big mistake!!  Haven't been smallie fishing yet do to the cold water and unreal salmon fishing.  Trolling is also on fire.  Just about anything you want to use will work.  Body baits and dodger and flys have been working the best.  Perch fishing was very good again today we limited out on cohos and perch in a fullday trip.  Perch today ranged from 10-14.5 inches.  Below are a few pics from the last couple days.

Salmon, Perch, and Trout 3-26-09

Salmon and Trout 2-25-09

Fishing was great again!!  Just about any way you wanted to catch them you could.. Below are a few pics from today.

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