Whitehall 8/1 PM--Ruled by the Law of Averages!

[Playin Hooky]

After a super trip with 8/8 including some mature kings last week, we fished Whitehall last night with high expectations. Sat down in 100 fow and began marking fish. Temp was in the upper 40s @ 50 ft down. Shortly after setup a 250 copper with a mag stingray coyote fired. Had the leader to the rod tip when the 8ish# king rolled and popped off.

Stayed in the 100 to 120 range and continued marking fish but no takers. Water was laying down and clouds were thickening so we headed east and had a rip on the fixed slider standard lud watermelon around 45 down. That fish wasn't big, and didn't stay on long...then a drive by on a full core with a MS double trouble...then a rip on the wire dipsy that felt like it had some shoulders as it turned and ran--and broke the 50# leader??

FINALLY boated a 4# king on the watermelon slider at 45 down in 90 fow. Turned back out and took a rip and gone on the 250 copper--again--then had another small fish rip a blue flounder and on the rigger and promptly pop off!!

So a 1/7 finish--not at all what we hoped for--largely due to smaller fish slapping at the lures and not really biting the hook. With the exception of the dipsy hit, none seemed to be over 10#. A radio report had a coho caught earlier in the evening. Maybe that was the issue??

Trolled until around 1100 and marked lots of bait and hooks in the 60-80 fow range, but not a sinlge rip on a glow program with various spoons and spinnie/fly combos. Beautiful night on the water though! Somewhat disappointed to wake up this AM and not see the blustery SW winds that were forecasted...or I'd be fishing right now instead!

Good luck and catcha bunch when you get out!

Eric