Jolly Time

What was the length? It may have made master angler?

Glad you had success! I so wanted to go out this morning. I love fishing in overcast crummy weather. There are definitely fish out there to be caught. Once you figure out troll angle with the weird currents, you are definitely in business. Based on the fact you were catching fish on both sides of the boat, you mastered the troll angle. Well done! Thanks for the call out. I love helping with info. Without help it can be tough out there.

Well, that was something getting out on the lake this morning. Fog was thick. Finally dropped lines at 6:45am in 140fow. Ran 2 riggers, 1 low dipsey, 1 high dipsey. 6 color and 10 color early and 225copper and 300 copper early. 7:30 first fish. Rigger. Crapface UV at 80ft. Free slide standard blue dolphin rv. Blue dolphin 8lb steelhead. 7:45 changed spread. 2nd fish 325 copper dancing anchovy 9lb steelhead 3rd fish 325 copper dancing anchovy 4lb king. Gill tore so had to keep. I felt bad. 4th fish Diver deeper diver setting 2 wonderbread 7lb steelhead 5th fish rigger down 100 dancing anchovy bottom lure small king (release to grow bigger) 6th fish 350 copper mongolian beef rv 5lb steelhead 7th fish 350 copper mongolian beef 4lb laker (released after getting air out of bladder) Very nice day. 7 for 7. It was definitely a steelhead bite. No sizeable marks early. Still quite a bit of bait until about 8am. Fished between 140fow-165fow. Worked northwest and southeast trolls. Found current and troll angle to be the best going in and out on those directions. Most fish came on turns. Trolled 2.5-3.1 at ball. For whatever reason they bit mag dancing anchovy and mongolian beef rv glow spoons.

Networking! It's a wonderful thing. The information we all share helps so much when you are a person that can't get out every day. All of you have helped me be a better fisherman throughout the last few years and especially this past season. A big thank you to all. Ed... I get what you threw down there. "Sheepish Grin". Well played.

So glad you were able to use my intel to your advantage. It's fun when a program comes together!

Oh, one other note. I pretty much ran mag spoons and a couple flasher fly combinations. After cleaning the fish last night, their stomachs were full of small bait. Really small... If I had to do it over, I would have run standard and super slims throughout the spread. Maybe mag on bottom rigger presentation with standard/superslim sliders. Going out again tonight and will follow my own suggestion. I will let you all know how it goes if I get out. There are still a lot of fish out there and they flood the screen as the sun hits the horizon. Until we get crazy cold weather with rain, I think they will stick around. Good fishing everyone. What a great year!

Went out at 6:30pm with wife and daughter. Just a beautiful night to go have fun. Set up in 130fow straight out of Holland. South Troll zig zag between 130 and 150fow. Had just set 2nd rigger (2 rods in the water) and first rigger went. Dancing anchovy set 80' down 51 degree water. Nice 2 year old king. Got all rods set. 400 copper (never went all night) white slick/pickle fly. Outside board 250 copper took two 2-3lb kings. Super slim soda spoon. Other rigger went 70'down wonder bread stack with free slider. Free slider took hit. Nice coho. 350 copper with dancing anchovy (no hits) and 225 copper with new spoon orange/blue/green ladder (no hits). Ended up 4 for 4 two Keepers. Lots of bait and hooks from 135-145 sunset until we ran in at 8:45pm.

You are probably right! Thank you for the re-start to my fishing excitement. Let's go!

It's that time of year where you don't want to give up but the fish are going away to winter. What a year though. Definitely one of the best years I can remember. Good luck up in the north. Safe travels.

Nice job! Master Angler is so cool. Well done!

Fun morning. Set lines at 5:45am just short of power plant/Port Sheldon. 10 for 10 started in 70fow and like and landed on 95-100fow. North West troll worked better than southeast trolls. Fished 120-140 later in the morning and went deep. With coppers. Early program 175 copper = no fish 250 copper = (2) fish 17lb and 8lb kings w/dancing anchovy rv 10 color = (1 ) fish 7lb coho monolian beef rv 300 copper = no fish salmon candy flasher/green fly Outside dipsey #1 = (1) @178' white slick w/pickled sunshine 7lb coho Outside dipsey #2 = (2) @ 225' Dancing anchovy rv & green lighting plug later. 6lb coho 10lb king Downrigger #1 = (2) stacked slider 6lb and 8lb coho 65' down and 75' down later. Both came on bottom Downrigger #2 = nothing Later morning around 9am. Put out 325 copper and 350 copper in 130fow. 325 dancing anchovy 18lb king. 350 rv two face SD with green crinkle fly. 7lb king.

Nice night out with friends. Fished out and to the north after run. Just short of Port Sheldon south troll with a zig zag. Started in 130 and worked my way in until I found fish. About 1 hour before sunset things really started to happened. All fish came between 85-105fow. 7 for 9 2 X 250 copper. Standard half bloody nose glow. 7lb king and 10lb king. Inside dipsey on 1 deeper diver 124. 185' back uv two face black and green dot SD w/ green fly 17lb female king 225 copper w/salmon candy yellow,green chrome flasher w/krw fly 6lb coho 2 X rigger stack free slide UV crabface glow spoon. 70 feet down. One on free slide other on bottom. 10lb & 8lb kings 325 copper w/green dancing anchovie UV glow. 12lb king Lost two smaller fish on 225 and 250 coppers. We were working other fish and they came off before we could get to rods. Tried plugs white and greens. No bites. Tried white slick SD green fly with no hits. Also had a few shakers that we sent back to hopefully get bigger. Fish stopped biting about 30 minutes after sunset. Lots of bait clouds and lots of marks bottom up to 70 feet an hour before sunset until be pulled lines at 9:30pm.

Thanks for the report. Hopefully the fish want to cooperate this evening. Were you straight out in front or north/south?