Salmon and Steelhead being caught in Saugatuck

[westrate]

July 31, 2006

Fishing this past week was in 80 foot to 140 foot of water from the Dunes State Park to the 3rd telephone tower. Boats took 5 to 15 fish per trip, depending on how many hits you missed or how many fish you lost. The other day we took 15 fish and only lost one and then that afternoon we took 5 fish and lost 9 and missed 4 hits. Much of this is due (I think) to the currents that build up in the afternoon. The creel consisted of mainly Chinook salmon with some steelhead and an occasional lake trout.

Copper wire (200 foot, 300 foot and 400 foot) produced with mixed vegatable, natural born killer and bat man producing every day. Wire dipsy divers at 180 foot and 240 foot with Smart Fish flashers (blue and mountain dew) and Pro Chip and Hot Chip flashers (green glow and blue glow) with Gflies (blue and glow green and crinkled green) produced very well. Downriggers at 60 to 100 foot down with Raider and Northport Nailer lues and the Legendary Products lures on the outdowns and the green glow Hot Chip (echip) flasher and green Gfly on the center downrigger was very good every day.

Sunday the fishing was slow (possibly due to the front coming though) however we marked alot of fish in the 130 to 140 foot range, so I hope our good fishing will continue. Check back and keep track of the fishing in Saugatuck through out the year.

[caznik]

Great Report Westrate and thanks for posting it.

Rich

[DIRTY DOG]

thanks for the report ron