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Fished from 11am to 3:30pm. Fish all came at approx 1:30. Went 3 for 3 with 1 steelhead #9.61, 1 lake trout #6.5, and 1 king #4.68. 2 of the 3 caught with pink panties on 250 Copper 32# on board. 3 was on 250 copper 32#, but with bloody nose with black and white dots. No bites or shakers on anything else. LB Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app

Sounds like a plan. I don't have to work (retired 2 years ago). I normally don't fish the weekend or holidays to give the working people their time to enjoy the activity, unless the weather has just been terrible during the week. LB

Fished from 6:30am to 11 Friday at Port Sanilac. Lake was calm, went 4 for 4. Depth was 50-70'. Bites came between 7:30 and 9:20am, Stopped after that. 3 fish were between 4-5#, 1 was 3.5#. Only 3-5 boats out all morning. Had some good conversation on 68 with Second Chance. We helped each other work the area. DR down 48' out 60', Green flounder pounder (moonshine), lake trout 5C, high line lure (moonshine) on board , steel head 1C, monkey puke (silver streak) on board, steel head Mono line with blue dolphin (Deamweaver), on board with 4oz dive bomb, Lake trout sog was 2.3-2.6 gps, temp was 49-52, troll was zig-zag north to sound and s-n same Good Fishing to everyone, hope this helps everyone for the weekend. LB

Great looking fishing. Coming out to GH this week, for the rest of the summer. Good report. LB

The autopilot works the main motor. It's like having a silent fishing partner. The weather looks good to fish. Good Luck. LB

I didn't use any dark spoons, so I can't confirm what you asked. I have an I-pilot also, but only use it trolling in the river or a small lake.When you have 2ft waves you might be limited with an I-pilot for control. The autopilot(Raymarine) I would run at 2.3mph, but I can run it as fast or as slow as the boat will go if I want. I also have a trolling plate which lets me get down to a crawl .1mph should I choose. It has some automatic fish patterns built in also, should I want to use them. It makes fishing allot easier and solo fishing much easier to do. I'm going to head out Monday out of Lexington weather permitting. LB

I think more fish tend to bite early in the AM. I didn't get there until 10am and fished to 2pm. I went 1 for 3 during those hours, with the fish biting more between 1-2pm. LB

I've seen allot of guys jigging by the channel and other areas in Holland and FBD has caught some nice size walleyes and was wondering what kind of quantities and size were showing up along the different harbors? It is quite different on the east side where the walleyes run from Erie to Port Huron throughout the year. I enjoy both the salmon and walleye fishing. So it's always a pleasure to hear when someone catches a nice size walleye on the west side in the harbor, or outside. Thanks for the infor. LB

Nice size walleye, what a prize! Are there allot of walleye in the area? We have been nailing them in the Detroit River, St Clair River and lake, but I have never caught one on the was side. I know FBD has been very successful on his trips. LB

I will let you know if they have moved. if I can get up there this week. I caught a king in 10' last Saturday and lost 2 others on body baits. Another guy reported catching more fish in the 30-40' range with nice pictures and on spoons in inline wts off Lexington. I don't have to work anymore so I fish during the week. LB

Very good information from everyone. I haven't done the dipsys in shallow water before, but I will add it to the game. Good luck, LB

Got a chance to try out my new autopilot and catch some fish. 2nd time out of Lexington in my "Littleboat". It was like having an extra fishing partner who keep you on path perfectly. Also, met Mike who joined me as a walk on when his normal fishing buddies couldn't make it. It was a beautiful but very windy day. My drags were set a little too tight since I'm use to fishing on the Lake Michigan side. We might have caught the other two that we lost, if they were lighter. Caught the one(4# 22") and lost one on a crank bait (gold Rapala F11 size) that had beads inside it on a one color lead core. It makes allot of noise in the water. Lost a thinfish red/gold and almost a board on the other one, but we were able to get the board back before the wind blew it away (20+mph at times). I'm glad the wind was from the west most of the time. We were in 10' south of harbor a few miles. Water temp was 48-50. No bites on the spoons with bright colors. The bites came in the shallower water for us. Good luck to the rest of you. LB

Five walleye 20-23" 4.14# top one. all males, Black WW worm with white jig and red spot (looks like lipstick on it caught 3)and chartreuse Ice w/antifreeze jig caught 2. Also took 2 large sucker fish and several small mouth 12". No silvers. Didn't get the 2 man ticket today stopped at 11am, bite died. Worked area from mouth of Lake St. Clair to GM bldg. All on the US side. Pic of my 3 attached. Very healthy looking fish. LB

It looks like the fish came back to the American side today. Did the two man limit. WW black or brown with brown, antifreeze or yellow jig caught the most. Also, Chartreuse ice with antifreeze jig pulled the biggest 22" 3.59#. Lots of silver fish and several 12-14" smallies, great fighters! 35' depth from Belle Isle to just pass GM bldg. My limit in pic. Good Luck. LB