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NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER
We still have open charters, so give us a call to get in on the action!!
Last weekends big winds and storms spread the fish out a bit. There was good fishing from Pentwater to the point and north this week.
The fishing this week was pretty typical for this time of year. A good mix of Kings, steelhead, lake trout and a few coho’s are starting to show. The fish do seem to be in pockets though. If you hit a couple it has paid to circle the area and cover it from different angles. The water is warming up and the fish are coming 50′-to the bottom.
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.
Dodgers and spin and glos are taking lake trout daily.
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.
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.
The fishing is much improved !!
Open charters this week and this coming Sunday July 26 th
Its amazing what several days of consistent winds from the south- southwest direction can do for the fishing. The water is finally warming up and the kings and bait are sticking around for the time being. Cross your fingers we don’t get a big north or east blow, because this will shuffle the fish around once again.
For the most part we have been targeting the kings with meat rigs, mostly green and UV teasers and bait heads. The flasher colors have been changing daily, glows in the am and brighter colors after sun up. Big flashers with pickled sunshine flies have been good fished deep off riggers and 300 – 400′ coppers.
Steelhead have been coming up high on orange and gold spoons.
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 Captain Chucks in Ludington, and The Outdoorsman Pro Shop in Jenison.