salmonslammer Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Fished in front of the pier heads this morning putting 8 in the cooler. We took 4 coho, 2 steelhead, one king at 16 pounds and 1 splake. All fish came in 26 to 32 feet of water. The steelhead came in the clean water and the rest in the mud. The steel head came on a red thin fin and a green jointed rapala. Two coho came on red thin fin and two on a coho dodger with a white fly on a 2 co;lor lead. The king came on a mixed veggie stinger and the splake came on watermelon stinger. The lake temp was 39 and the river water coming out was 49 It was our first trip out for the year and all equipment worked great which is always a plus!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twill23 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Nice job Larry!Very jealous of the open water down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliftp Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Fished in front of the pier heads this morning putting 8 in the cooler. We took 4 coho, 2 steelhead, one king at 16 pounds and 1 splake. All fish came in 26 to 32 feet of water. The steelhead came in the clean water and the rest in the mud. The steel head came on a red thin fin and a green jointed rapala. Two coho came on red thin fin and two on a coho dodger with a white fly on a 2 co;lor lead. The king came on a mixed veggie stinger and the splake came on watermelon stinger. The lake temp was 39 and the river water coming out was 49 It was our first trip out for the year and all equipment worked great which is always a plus!!!Thanks for the report salmonslammer! We have not been on Lake Michigan yet, but headed over to Erie in the morning. Glad you found some. How was the ice?Thanks.Paul C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Bucks Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I bet that 16 pound king was an awesome surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishrmac Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Fantastic trip! Can't wait to get on the big water next week. In Florida trying some surf fishing with not a lot of luck....looking forward to browns and steelhead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTRAMP Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Nice job Larry. Brian splashed my boat Yesterday and I will be over working to get her set up again later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonslammer Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks for the report salmonslammer! We have not been on Lake Michigan yet, but headed over to Erie in the morning. Glad you found some. How was the ice?Thanks.Paul C.There was a small amount of floating ice to the north of the piers but it was along the shoreline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonslammer Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 I bet that 16 pound king was an awesome surprise!As soon as it came out of the water we knew it wasn't a coho. I really didn't expect the steelhead either but it will all taste good!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Beyond Driven Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 How do you tell a splake from a laker? Have a picture? Seems like a pretty rare catch.Last splake plant in lake Michigan was 2008 in Escanaba. Lose Huron gets then in Hessel each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonslammer Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 How do you tell a splake from a laker? Have a picture? Seems like a pretty rare catch.Last splake plant in lake Michigan was 2008 in Escanaba. Lose Huron gets then in Hessel each year.After looking at a ton of pictures what we caught was not a splake but I think the laker wasn't a full laker. It had all the markings of a laker but the head was not normal. It will go into the log book as a laker!!!! Thanks to all who posted pictures of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailer Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Nice job Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Beyond Driven Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 We caught an almost black laker a few years back. Wished I got pictures.Beck of a better catch than my o-fer out of south haven last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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