Grand Haven - Mothers Day

[Baydawg]

rode over to grand haven with the wife and mom. My mom likes to people watch at Grand Haven. We got a little late start with lines in at 8:00 am. Trolled all day from 100 fow to 212 fow with 2 rips to show for it. We caught a pretty steelie on a 2 color with a a "Wheat-Lee" streak. The other rip was on a 7 color with a spin doctor and fly. That one did not stay pinned.

I am ready for a box of Kings! I have caught more kings out of Huron than Michigan this spring.

Nice day on the water though.

[Paulywood]

I fished with Red Eagle (Mike) out of Grand Haven this morning, going 3/4.

Launched at 6 am and pulled the boat at noon, Mike had to be home for Mother's Day. Set up in 50' of water in front of pier heads and trolled around the plume for an hour with nothing going. Headed out NW and took our first hit at 80' on a slide diver 25' down with a Green/Yellow Pro King. Got off when it ran at the boat. Headed out deeper and hooked up with a nice king on a 7 color w/ Jr. Silver Streak Blueberry Muffin. 1 in the box. That fish came on the inside of a turn as we headed in toward shore. Trolled in to 55' and I started to pull my full core when a slide diver went off. Small steelhead on a blue/orange Pro King 20' down. Started pulling lines to head in and found a small straggler on the downrigger. Blue Bubble spoon 35 down, best estimate is that he was on there for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Nice day for a boat ride. Heard reports of guys hitting fish saturday in 190' but we didn't venture that far. Everyone we talked to struggled. Marked lots of fish but they were scattered. Plan on fishing all this weekend if the weather cooperates.