Holland 7/12 - 5 for 5

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

Went out tonight with Brian and Sue from Sweet Caroline just across from our slip.  We dropped lines about 6:00pm north of Saugatuck in 133 FOW and trolled south.  Set up with 4 downriggers; two with SD/fly & two with mag spoons, two mono dipseys with mag spoons, 10 color LC (mag spoon then J Plug) and 300’ weighted steel with meat on Offshore mag boards.  After nearly two hours of trolling, we hit a big laker in 129FOW on SWR tipped with a silver/blue holographic mag spoon down 76’@ball.  It was sent back to bite hooks another day.  After an hour went by, we hooked our biggest king of the night at 14 lbs.  The bite came on a north troll in 135 FOW, DR down 65’@ball on a blue-clear-silver UV fly (forget the brand).  After another half-hour, we hit another 10lb king in 138 FOW, north troll but on a dipsey down 50’ with a charged magnum bloody nose.  The last two hits were just after sundown.  10-Color LC finally got bit with silver-blue J-Plug on the business end producing a modest SH.  While fighting that fish, we got our double with a small size king hitting the same SD fly combo on the port downrigger.  No other hits for the night.  For the evening, marked few fish and no baitfish – where have they gone???  Had a good night with just a few biting flies.

#

Time

Fish

Weight

FOW

Latitude

Troll

Wind Dir.

Speed @ Ball

Rod

Bait Depth

Bait Temp

Bait

1

7:50pm

Laker

16

129

42o 40.650

NW

NW

2.2

SWR

76'@ball

52

Blue/Silver Mag Spoon

2

8:50pm

King

14

135

N

NW

2.2

DR 20#

67'@ball

Hypnotist Fly on a SD

3

9:20pm

King

10

138

N

NW

2.2

Dipsey - Mono

50

49

Mag Bloody Nose charged

4

9:39pm

Steelhead

6

133

NE

NW

2.2

Lead 10 Color

49

Silver Blue 3" J Plug

5

9:46pm

King

7

132

NE

NW

1.8

DR 20#

65'@ball

49

Hypnotist Fly on a SD

 

[lil' fibber]

Appreciate the thoroughness of your reports.