Sea Eagle

Hit the Ohio waters of Lake Erie Erie on Friday 6/8 with my two brothers-in-laws. We ended up 19-21 on the walleye (tossed one U/S fish back) 6 sheepshead, 3-4 white bass and a really nice catfish. It was most definitely a spoon bite. Bigger baits like the hot bandits and thunder sticks we have used on other trips did not get bit. Ran the same rod and reels and some of the same lures we used for spring Coho fishing in southern Lake Michigan this year with a spread of 2 & 3 color leadcore and 3.5 Mag Lips on mono as our deepest lines running down to 20'. Copper backed UV Jager Bomb walleye size spoon was hottest, standard size UV Whammy salmon spoon took its share, blueberry muffin colored walleye spoons took a couple and a gold/orange/white belly mag Lip was also hot. Made 2 1/2 downwind passes running SW from the NW corner of Kelly's Island down towards the NW corner of Catawba Island. Picked up and motored back to Kelly's island after each of our runs. Speed was 2-2.5 mph on the GPS, occasionally pushing 2.75. Here are the hot lures. The UV spoons have copper backs and the blueberry muffin spoon has a chartreuse back.

Lake Trout fest this morning in South Haven We wound up going 7-10. 6 lakers and Coho. We tossed one small laker back. Fished between 114-147 with 125 best depth. Ran NW & SE trolls. Everything took fish, DR/SWR (Down 70 & 80), 200 & 300 Cu and full core. Same spoons we've been catching kings on the last few weeks. RV Flounder Pounder, UV Whammy (standard & mag) and my modified green taped dodger and spin and glow. A big king took one of my new flounder pounders. It jumped several time and was gone. I believe it got the line in its mouth as it was twisting and turning out of the water since the remaining leader was severely chewed up. Luckily I purchased 3.

It's a 2050 Commander.

The reason I purchased my Crestliner is because my fishing buddy had a boat identical to yours. We fished the devil out of that boat for 15 years. It is a great multi species platform.

Great minds must think alike ? My old boat was a Trophy and my new boat is a Crestliner. Loved them both.

King fishing remains good. Went 8-11 this morning in South Haven. 6 Kings and two Coho. Fished the same area all morning. NW troll out and SW back in slightly north of pier in 100' - 120' of water. Rinse and repeat. 110' was the best. Full core and 200 cu with the same warrior "whammy" UV standard spoon remains hot for the second week in a row taking four fish between them. Tin can dodger modified with green prizim tape and chrome and green spin and glow took one and lost one on a SWR DR down 70'. UV mag NBK spoon took a 18.7 king on 300 cu and same spoon on 200cu took another. Moonshine RV flounder pounder on a SWR DR down 60' took one. Lost both of my RV flounder pounders, one broke off on the DR and the other on 300 cu. Dipseys divers (#3 - 175 back) running either meat rigs or spoons did nothing.

Thanks for the report. Going to hit SoHo it tomorrow.

Not sure. The fish cleaning station was a zoo. Folks waiting in line, so I was focused on getting it done. People do say the ones they are getting have full bellies.

Fished this morning until about 1:30 with Dan Agnello and Denny Laskowsky. Went 11 for 18. 7 nice kings, 3 coho and a laker. Took fish from 100' to 135'. Spent most of our time going in and out of 120'-130' slightly NW of pier. Moonshine RV Flounder Pounder on a SWR set up on two DR's running 65' and 75' down, white/green spin doctor meat rig combo on a dipsey diver set on #3 back 175 and full core with a standard Warrior Elite UV "Whammy" spoon took most of the fish.

Thanks for the report. Hope to get out a couple of times this week.

Went 7-8 In South Haven today. 19 and 9.5 lb kings, balance lakers. Fished from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Worked in 45 to 70 feet of water primarily around the South Haven Buoy with 65 feet the best water depth. SOG around 3.0 +/- and around 2.1 +/- at the ball. Slow start to the day. Nothing in the first two hours. Had the water colum covered with our nine rods and a mix of colors and sizes of spoons, a Mag Lip and a couple dodger/spin and glows. Tin can dodger modified with some green prizim tape and a green/chrome spin and glow on a SWR running 5-10 off the bottom all day took two and the missed fish. Pulled dipseys and replaced them with 200 cu and small pink alewife colored spoons that took three fish. Put down more small pink alewife looking spoons. Full core took another fish and the big king hit a 1/2 core.

Thanks for the report

Done

Can't be another guy that goofy. Must have been me. Was he in a boat that looked like this?

Forgot to mention the DNR was putting the docks in at Benton Harbor launch yesterday.

We went 7-8, in St. Joe yesterday, but had to pull lines early because someone (me) forgot to gas up the boat when he put it away last fall. I always gas up the boat before I put it in storage, so I checked everything but the gas in the boat as I was getting it ready for the first trip of the year. Trolled south from the pier heads. Steady action between 18-30 ft of water. Started out with a mix of small spoons, dodgers and peanut fly, jointed crank baits and a wiggle wart, but went to 3.5 mag lips after it went twice. Metallic gold flame was the hot lure with copper/black bill and flouresent orange/black spots also taking fish.