Fish Report 5/31/2007 Milwaukee Fishing Lake Michigan
By Capt. Jim Hirt
Fishing keeps getting better Lake conditions are excellent for easy presentation making for very productive fishing. With fourteen rods out the action is steady. Most of the fish are in the top 20 feet on 6-inch flashers or OO dodgers with peanut, small hair cut or Mylar flies tied 10 5/8 inches long. The Coho are not all that picky on color most green or blue flies will work. The majority of the fish are coho with limits most trips. Reaper Magnum spoons in blue and green or silver green on the downriggers are taking Chinooks and Lake Trout 8 to 19 pounds 35 to 45 down fifty feet behind the ball. The only place you will find Reaper spoons is on their web site at http://www.badgertackle.com The wind has brought the temperatures near shore is up to 54 degrees on the surface and that action in has slowed. Start your trip in 70 feet of water and fish out to deeper water. Look for 50-degree surface water and fish the top 20 feet for the best action. Our best presentations are Yellow Bird planer boards with 25 foot leads behind the boards and downriggers 25 to 45 feet down. Slide Divers are also producing set to #1 with 35 feet of line out. We are also producing 2 or 3 Rainbows per trip on the flasher flies. Our best speed was 1.7 to 2.0 mph. Have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing!! Jim charters out of Milwaukee, WI. with Blue Max Charters. He can be reached at 414-828-1094 or visit his web site at http://www.bluemaxcharters.com
