jdh Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I've tried a few times this month in water up to 200 ft deep with nothing to show for it. I've fished both sides of temp breaks. Found a temp break out in 160 to 180 fow in Holland this past weekend and there were a lot of bugs hatching off the surface. Do I need to wait for the offshore water to warm up a little more?Just asking because although I like salmon fishing I would much rather target steelhead if the weather allows my boat to get out there.-JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhookup Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I was toying with the idea of checking myself this past Saturday when the lake was like glass but decided to stay in and work the few kings that were around. This time last year we had great steelhead action on our boat in the 140-180 range, lots of fish that had spawned and returned that were feeding heavily. Haven't run into one yet this year, but the steelhead run this year was mediocre IMO and very late, just as late or a touch later than last year. With a smaller run there's less drop back to target for the early season offshore fishery I would assume. I'm guessing it will pick up next month when the Skamania start to show themselves and hold for the rest of the summer, but that's just a guess, we'll see what mother nature decides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmishler Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Went to 39.5 degree water on Saturday out of grand haven, nothing out there. Boat tried it out of muskegon too, same results. Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdh Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Well I will keep trying until some show up. We'll see if I make it that deep this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdh Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Found some today. I'll see if I can find some more tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Beyond Driven Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 It was great out of Holland last year in.late May. No dropbacks and kings under the steel. Keep watching the satellite maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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