Grand Haven Fishing Report 5/25/08

[HitMan]

Fishing continues to be hit or miss in Grand Haven. Fantastic catches were reported a couple days ago with much slower action occurring today. The water is still quite chilly, making the fishing inconsistent and unpredicateble. Better reports of catches are occurring south of Grand Haven near Saugatuck, so the fishing should only continue to improve as the water temperatures continue to rise.

The best water has been 160-220 feet of water, with the best action coming around 170-180 feet. Downriggers 65-bottom are producing salmon shallower and lake trout deeper. Wire divers back 150-300 feet, 3-15 colors of lead core, and 125 ft.-450 ft. of copper are producing fish as well. Lake Trout continue to make up the majority of the catch, with kings, cohos, and steelhead mixed in.

The best lures of choice have been Stinger spoons in the Stingray size. The better colors have been Blue Dolphin, Double Kevorkian, Blue Cory's Bait, Blue Veggies, Mixed Veggies, and Yellow Machine. A few larger Kings have been biting flasher/fly combinations as well. An 8 inch Pro-troll White/Glow flasher with a Last Supper Rapture Fly and an 8 inch Stinger NBK Pro-Troll flasher has been working well with the Green No-See-Um Rapture Fly as well.

As of right now, it looks like a great weekend for the Grand Haven Offshore Challenge fishing tournament! Good luck and good catching to all!!!!

[Priority1]

GR8 report Capt Jon. WTG:)