Holland 9/20 AM

[Dr Hook]

Now that the bumpy water is gone looks like fishing may be picking up a bit. Everyone at the cleaning station today seemed to have a few but no huge boxes. Kings seemed to be in the 120-140 fow range, but we didn't box any.

We wound up 4 for 4 with 3 steelies, a laker, and a shaker king. First king in almost a month, and it goes back in for next year.

We spent the morning fishing the 170-180 foot range with good marks from 50-75 feet down. Water temps seemed consistent with those at buoy even that far out. 46 deg 85 feet down on probe but going into current, blow back would bring it in to 50 deg water. South troll 2.5 on gps, 2.9 at ball. North troll 2.3 on gps, 3.3 at ball.

Steelhead came on Last Brunch fly with UV Crush flasher on dipsey 150 back, Bushy Beaver fly with wrapped laser lightsaver flasher on dipsey 200 back, 150 copper with Dreamweaver Captain's Choice black lightning.

Shaker king hit the Bushy Beaver as well. Laker came on 225 copper with Lucky Charm plug. Ran spoons on riggers and long lines but no hits.

[Nailer]

Lot's of current, wow.

Thanks for the update..

[Priority1]

GJ out of tulip town.

[Fishrmac]

Thx! Hoping to sneak in a trip this week now that it's safe out there

[littleboat]

What were the times of the catch?

[Dr Hook]

First one came about 7:30 AM then about one every hour give or take. Pulled lines at 11 with the last steelhead on the 150 copper. Didn't even budge the board. None of the steelhead hit very hard today, though the last one had the whitish meat.

[2MD]

Fishing in front of the harbor remains mediocre at best. That has not stopped us though. A couple of the kids and I went out on the duck boat at sunrise. Fished for 4 hours and managed 3 big kings and a handful of sheephead.

First beast was right at sunrise on rigger 6 down (80 feet back) on scaley green LuhrJenson J-plug

Second hog was about an hour later on 4 color with forest green spin-doctor and green fly

Third screamer came on mono dipsey 44 back with green spin-doctor and fly at about 10.30am

Only saw one other king fought by another boat and it looked like it got off. Saw a couple times where the net dipped on the north pier but not sure if it was sheephead or not.

It was a bummer that the little northern gale quit so early and the lake temp didn't roll over. Oh well... onward and hopefully they keep showing up. For whatever it is worth all 3 of the pigs we landed were full of eggs (so maybe the run is really just that late and the males will start staging next).