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Cleared pier heads around 5:30, lines set about 5:45 just south towards Holland. Read a report about a bite in shallow early, and it was spot on. I slowed at 50 fow and started marking fish and bait, while everyone else was out 90+. 5 bites in the first 1:30 of sunrise, landing 3. Have never seen so many boats trolling in one spot and surprised this is the first report being posted from 7/13. Took a buddy out fishing who’s never fished the big lake/salmon before, and had a blast. In addition to decent fishing - sent my fish hawk probe down with a loose cap, and snapped a rod tree on the garage door coming home. If anyone knows good welders in the Hudsonville area please let me know. 1/1 - Small King rigger down 30 Green Jeans 1/2 - 55 fow - Big rip at 107mm diver setting 2 out 80 - 8” Kevin’s Girlfriend spin doctor and picked sunshine fly. Gone before we could grab the rod 2/3 - 55 fow - 8 lb king rigger down 30 Green Jeans 2/4 - 60 fow - lost a 20+ at the boat fiddling with a long leader - 107mm diver setting 2 out 75, white double pearl 8” spin doctor purple mirage fly 3/5 - 60 fow - 12lb king 107mm diver setting 2 out 80 - 8” Kevin’s Girlfriend spin doctor and picked sunshine fly 4/6 - 125 fow - 17lb king - slid out once the sun came up and went quiet for about 2-3 hours, never a bump nor a mark between 60-115. 300cu Hulk RV

Ok, really more of a GH report. Launched out of PS with lines south of GH in the water by 7:30, out of the water by 11:00. All bites between 9:00-10:30. Surface temp 49 55 FOW - Rigger stacker down 25 -Stinger standard size Killer Dolphin - 8 lb king 55 FOW - 5 color - Dreamweaver standard size Mixed Veggie UV - similar size king lost at the solo net attempt (I had 3 strikes, I struck out) 59 FOW - 5 color - Dreamweaver standard size Mixed Veggie UV - 22 lb king. Absolute screamer! 62 FOW - Rigger stacker down 25 -Stinger standard size Killer Dolphin - 6 lb steelhead Those 2 spoons were the only hits. Tried moving my other rigger from 15 down to 20, 25, 30, different spoons, flasher/fly nothing. All bites came within about a 1/2 mile stretch. And all while a goldfinch sat on my gunnel. IMG_7516.mov