June 30, 2008
Fishing this past week was inconsistent with a catch one day of 12 fish to 3 or 4 the next. We are fishing anywhere from 60 to 130 foot of water and the Chinook salmon caught, are weighing in 10 to 17 pounds. There are also a number of Lake Trout being caught along with a few Steelhead.
The best method continues to be copper line (100, 200 and 400 foot) with Natural Born Killer and Green Dolphin Stingray lures. Slide Divers set at 140 foot with braid and 120 foot of wire did produce some nice salmon with Green Glow And Blue Bubble Hot Chip flashers with Rapture Last Supper and Oceana flies. Downriggers were not very productive however we did take some lake trout by bouncing bottom with different flashers and flies.
The fish are setting up in the 100 foot of water range and as long as the bait stays, the fish should stay. Check back next week and see what is happening out of Saugatuck. For updates email me at captron@chartermichigan.com.