Daybreak

Happy Fathers Day.

Many of you have heard this song on my boat before, so here is the Live version! "I was playin' that King, it's my job...it's what I do" http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nU7P8FtLg Mark Keller: Fish On "Live" Mark Keller sings his song "Fish On" during Loudville TV's, California Live Mic.

Good Morning!

A nice mixed bag tonight! Kings, Coho, Steelhead, and Lakers. Fire up the grill!!

YESSS!!! Finally!!! She may be the only boat in the marina, but at least she's off the trailer before June! Looking forward to another great season on the water!

Lifeguards on duty down at the beach... Happy Memorial Day weekend! Timeline Photos Nothing stops us from enjoying summer up here. Taken today in Marquette.....

A great tournament put on by the local volunteer Fire Dept. A lot of ice still on the lake, but Munising bay opened up last week and is basically ice free right now.

Yeterdays satellite image showing the shrinking ice pack. Down to 15% coverage...but about 13% of it is right off Marquette. It's going...but not gone yet.

Icebergs in the Lower Harbor of Marquette as of today... Still not looking good for a while. Picture from Thills Fish House in Marquette.

May 6th. Gonna be while...

Well she's out of the barn! But it's gonna be a while before we have open water...

"Relentless" normally hits the water mid-April. Last year was the latest date ever when we launched on May 1. This year... 12" thick ice sheets still floating in the marina, and 55% of Lake Superior is still covered in ice. We're a long way from doing any fishing this year...

Lake Superior still over 60% frozen. Over 4 times the normal ice coverage for this time of year.

True!

I miss the sound of twin V-8's singing in the morning!

The ice breakers have arrived in Marquette harbor. thought I'd share another sure sign of Spring while procrastinating my taxes a bit longer... :/ a quick one scene straight out of cam vid from the ice breaking operations in the wee hours of this morning in Marquette's Upper Harbor -will post more from this at some point including ice breaking on both sides of the dock and 1st ship arrival (Barker) http://www.LakeSuperiorPhoto.com/

Wow!!

We're on em! Drop the Jigs and hold on tight!

Kinda seems that way!

Oh how I miss Summertime!! We're on the home stretch!

Truth

-Captain Dan Keatings "Salmon School" will be held in Marquette, MI on March 23, 2013 at the "Citizens Forum Room" at the Lakeview Arena. -The room is located on the south side of the arena, inside the first door to the East of the YMCA. -Doors will open at 9:15 a.m., the School will start at 10 a.m. -Captain Dan will speak from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., with a 1 hour break at Noon for lunch. This is your chance to soak up everything you can from one of the greatest Salmon Fisherman on the Great Lakes...in person. --Some of the topics Captain Dan usually covers include: -Way Deep Kings -Targeting Negative Kings Throughout the Day -Discerning and Responding to Currents -Meat Presentations -Integrating "Traditional" Tactics w/Cutting Edge Tactics -How to Locate Fish -Light Line Tactics -Lure Selection/Color Selection -Trailer Boat Spreads and Boat Control -Proven Steelhead Spreads -A full lunch with Pop and Water will be included with the class -Door Prizes and giveaways also included -Admission to the Gear Swap also included --$60 per person -Only 100 spots available Registration: -By phone with a Credit Card at (906) 250-1052 -Mail a check made payable to Wildflowers LLC to: 235 North Big Creek Rd. Marquette, MI 49855 -Email contact at: wildflowersmqt@gmail.com -If spots are still availble, tickets will also be sold at the door. -FISHING GEAR SWAP -Gear swap/sale will start at 3 p.m., immediately following the Salmon School in the same location. Doors will not open until 3 p.m. -Swap will run from 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. -$5 admission if you did not attend the Salmon School -If you plan to bring gear to sell/swap, please call John at (906) 250-1052 in advance so we can save you room. -There will also be SSFA gear availble, as well as memberships and 2013 SSFA schedule. -This Salmon School and Gear swap is being sponsored by Daybreak Charters and the South Shore Fishing Association.

I was asked by a few guys to throw up a few pics of my girl... Here she is this spring in Marquette harbor.