[Gone Coastal]

Yeah, appreciate your blow by blow reports. Rooting for ya.

 

[Gone Coastal]

That’s the way I feel.


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Me to, must be the barometer- LOL

 

[Gone Coastal]

We just were over that way from Frankfort to fish town today and it looks really sporty. Tons of alewives still washing up. Good luck in the morning if you guys make it out. Pulling my boat up next week.

Hopefully it calms down by tmw. Evening Taking my grandson. Out of Ludington.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Congratulations John, that’s some serious fishermanship and sea food.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Grandson and I fished North of Big Sable . 7:00 pm 23 lb ripped a 6 color with non magnum lemon ice spoon. In 120 fow. Turned around and hit # 2 same set up. Many shakers came on downriggers. Nothing on flys.
we were running an 8 color that never got touched.
Only two other boats within sight. Kept seeing lines of alewife and the salmon were packed with them. Guys at cleaning station had a few huge kings. They were super fat almost looked like tunas.

 

[Gone Coastal]

We came in early for the fog was getting thick.

 

[Gone Coastal]

That fish is rounder than it is long! Way to go.

Yes, ya can’t help but notice that the salmon are much fatter than normal this year-unbelievable.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Fishing with loved ones never is enough. Sending him home with some excellent smoked salmon. Had grilled salmon for lunch.
He has to be back at football practices. Looks a bit choppy on the bouyreport. Lucked out with calm seas last night,

 

[Gone Coastal]

What is really strange to me is we had four rods on 2 riggers, a wire diver, and a 6 color on a board. Shakers were hammering the riggers down at 60 to to 80 foot but the matures were hitting the lead which must have only been down 30 foot. There were thin lines of 3 to 4 inch alewife floating by and half the shakers had bait in there mouth and a spoon. I did see a couple big fish pop through the surface so I assume I luckily stumbled into a feeding frenzy only in about 115 to 85 fow. Oh well it was fun.

 

[Gone Coastal]

I’ve always been a downrigger/ dipsey man for kings but am adding more cores this year. .

 

[Gone Coastal]

Against my better judgement, we launched out of Arcadia and beat feet up to the Herring Hole and trolled south with the wind.

39 degree water 45 Feet down everywhere. We looked deep and shallow. All lines 50’ and above for most of the trip. Drug 2 on bottom for a laker.

Bait was up shallow (60’) so we stayed in. 12 lines and 3 hours later, we ended up like the Tigers. Big skunkaroo. That is 2 trips in a row.

I’ve been doing pushups every chance I get to punish myself for failing miserably…especially after a great spring. Dawg Days of Summer got me suckin hard.

Anyway, I’ll get back on the horse when the winds get back to the SW again.


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I don’t know how that feels (LOL). but that’s why they call the sport fishing- not catching.
The plus I would imagine 🥴 is how good it will feel when ya get the next one.- good luck

 

[Gone Coastal]

For sure wasn't a cisco?

For sure wasn't a cisco?

 

[Gone Coastal]

Do any of you run lite bite slide divers and do you like them?

 

[Gone Coastal]

Man, this wind BLOWS!!!

Friday evening and Saturday morning looks good but I avoid weekends. Good Luck.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Here's Holli with a 23 pounder from last weekend.
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Beautiful photo of a great experience. You should have that framed. At 72 I’m sure I have that same expression lifting a heavy salmo.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Won’t need to go to the hospital if ya get a hook in ya on Gabe’s boat.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Waiting for the buoy to update to decide whether to go or not. 1hr ago says 2.46ft waves, too much for my boat

Which bouy do ya go to on wind finder?

 

[Gone Coastal]

I use this Seagull

I called it off. Buoy was saying 2.2ft at 530. Didn't want to chance it.

The seagull info is pretty cool. Thanks. I’m north of Big Rapids and it helps to recon the weather as much as possible. Back in the day , made more trips that got blown out than now.

 

[Gone Coastal]

Sounds like the lake flipped to the south. Wonder if it flipped up here. Anyone gonna be out tomorrow?

Hopefully make a trip out of Ludington tmw evening. Got the skunk last Friday.

 

[Gone Coastal]

A

Mag green Hulk spoon on 5 color took a big one.

Broke off giant on plug on dipsy out 70.

Jack on a fly down 60.

Lost a big fish on a plug on dipsy out 100.

Too calm out here.

re the fish still out over deep water?
Headed out this evening.