Slow in Muskegon

[Justtrollin]

Fished this past weekend with friends on 3 different trips

Friday night in the 5-6 footers went 3 for 4 with two being shakers and one 16.5 lbr.

Sunday morning 3 for 5 Coho, King and Steelhead.

Sunday night 2 for 5,

I could not find any rhyme or reason to what the fish wanted. I changed so many baits this weekend my hands hurt. My dipsy program had a bad weekend it was 1 for 5. by the time you get the rod out of the holder the fish was gone, and it had nothing to do with the hooks, happened on both treble and single hooks.

Just to note we marked a ton of fish last night in 180 to 190 fow about 80 down, but could not get any to go early.

Still just nice being on the water.

[Just Hook'n]

Jeff, I really think that the fish have been hitting the boards on the dipseys. This happened to me a few times in the past. No hook ups, but enought to trip the dipsey and give a few tugs.

At least you were fishing.

Nice work.

[pbrktrt]

Mark, we have questioned the Dipsey thing many times. Some days you can't miss and others they are on for a few seconds and gone. I believe they are slashing at the fly or spoon and getting lightly hooked on the outside. A couple of good head shakes and the hook rips loose. It would be interesting to actually video what is happening.

[Nailer]

I'm with Mark. In pentwater this weekend the diver took 3 or 4 hit without even releasing.

they may have been coho, or kings hitting the flasher.

[onlyflyfish4vr]

I'm thinking those sloppy eating small coho's which were at port Sheldon a week and a half ago. Had 5 releases on dipsy's/ riggers that that never hooked up for more than a second or two. Were marking bait and what looked to be fish below and in the mix.

[Justtrollin]

They could have been coho bites, the one we did land was a coho on a meat rig.

[ALLEYES]

Sounds like coho to me.