Aug 2 2015

Time for a quick update….

Aug 15 am charter (Saturday) is open due to schedule change

Plenty of other open charters, summers flying by….its big fish season!!!

The fishing last week was pretty good to great. A decent number of Kings around, a few Coho, Steelhead and Lake trout in the mix as well. Calm seas were also a plus….but the negative is with calm seas…come the biting flies…argh!

Most boats are fishing north 100′-120′ early then spreading out to deeper water after sunrise. The bait that was in the area has thinned out. Friday and Saturday the fish seemed to spread out, rough seas 2-5′ waves made it tougher to fish and tougher on our customers, both trips were short due to some seasick fishermen.

Hot tip– Dramamine works best if taken the evening before, then again in the am before the trip. Use the non-drowsy formula or you will get very sleepy on the water.

Hot baits– UV flashers and meatrigs in the am and cloudy days. Brighter color flashers when its been bright. (mountain dew and chromes have been good in the high sun) 11′ flashers with flies fished deep off riggers. Plugs are catching fish early and late.

If you fish meat, these are the ones to run. www.familiarbite.com

If you are looking for the Familiar Bite Herring strips, you can get them at Tangled Tackle in Manistee, and The Outdoorsman Pro Shop in Jenison.