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Lets just say the weather has stunk lately. Every wind forecast has been wrong, and thunderstorms have either come earlier of later than they were supposed to. Monday was slow with a few fish being caught on each boat. We would have done much better if we weren’t fighting 5-7 ft. waves. Not fun! The high wind we got on Monday, wrecked the fishing for Tuesday. The Brown Trout that we had been fishing for in 80 fow moved out to 140 fow and wouldn’t bite. Our search for Salmon was unsuccessful also. Wednesday, Thank goodness, the trout moved back in to 95 fow. Still deep, but fishable. When Brown Trout move out beyond 110 fow, they become a different animal. They become very hard to catch. Wednesday and Thursday, the fishing improved with Scott and his son Kyle, from San Diego, landing their 2 day limit of browns.
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Fishing on Friday was good. The lake was rough. Waves out of every direction made it feel like we were in a washing machine. The fish bit well though. On 3 trips Friday, our clients landed 26 Brown Trout. Saturday was much tougher. Both boats landed fish, but not as good as we would have liked. Approaching storms put them off the bite early in the day. Sunday, same thing. They bit well for about an hour, then they shut down. We managed to land 5 nice fish before they shut off. Two spots, in front of the Little Salmon River in 75-85 ft. of water and north of the Salmon River in the same depth, have been good. Plenty of fish and bait. Still not much in the way of Salmon.
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The Salmon aren’t here as early as last year. I guess we will just have to suffer catching browns. Wednesday and Thursday, The plan worked well. Leave the dock at 5:00 am, and fish for trout. The spot… 50 - 80 ft. of water from Catfish Creek to the Little Salmon River. The Lures… Michigan Stingers and NK 28’s. Combinations of yellow and green as well as glow patterns worked well off riggers, wire divers and 9 colors of lead core. The Dayson family landed 25 browns in the two days. We can wait a little while longer for the Salmon to show up!
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Well, we couldn’t get out for our afternoon trip on Sunday due to approaching thunderstorms, so we took our party out on Monday morning instead. It was a good move. The fishing was good, not great, but we did have one of the highlights of our season. They landed 8 brown’s, one of which was a real monster. 60-70 ft. of water east of Catfish Creek is where it is at. The best spoons have been Ice Frog Michigan’s and the YNBK.
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This isn’t a fishing report, it is a way for me to let everyone know, that my good friend, Jerry Babcock, lost his ten year battle with illness. I met Jerry, and started taking him fishing, 17 yrs. ago. Jerry changed a lot in the last 10 yrs. as a result of his physical problems, but some things stayed the same. His love for family, friends and fishing stayed strong. Anyone who knew him, would say that Jerry was the most determined man that they had ever known. He fought to stay alive, so he could spend more time with those he loved. He also stayed alive to see one more Yankee game, shoot one more deer and catch one more fish, even though medically, we should have lost him years ago. I will miss the daily phone calls or dock visits that he would make to see how the fish were biting. Jerry was a true example of strength and determination. I hope that those who knew him, learned from him. I know I did. Save a spot on the back of the boat for me Jerry would ya?
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To say that the last couple of days have been difficult, would be an understatement. The strange thing, is that we have all the Brown Trout that we could ever ask for. Each boat is marking hundreds of fish each trip. The bait is there too. The weird weather, lots of storms, has them in a strange mood. Oh yeah! We are also under a full moon, which never helps when we are fishing for trout. Both boats did manage to catch fish each day, but we really had to work for them. Can’t wait for the weather to settle down. They will pay.
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Wednesday was a lot of fun. We had a great time fishing with the Hurd family. We are spending our time in the same spot each day, Catfish Creek to the High Rocks. The fishing has been ok, but if the weather would stabilize, and the thermocline would sit still, the fishing would even get better. Glow Michigan’s and Fishlander’s off the riggers and wire diver’s have worked well. The smaller sized YNBK has been the best once the sun gets up.
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To say that we got some rain early in the week… would be an understatement. Sunday, the fishing was good, until the rain came. After the downpour started, we didn’t do much. Before that, the fish bit well. With all the rain we have gotten this year, we should be in good shape on the river. Plenty of water to float with drift boats. We have been in 85 - 100 ft. of water neat Catfish Creek for a week now and it is loaded with fish and bait. Michigan Stingers off the rigs and on divers have worked well.
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Well, summer has started. The brown’s have moved off shore and so have we. On Friday and Saturday, the fishing was up and down. Down on Friday and Up in Saturday. We worked hard for a couple of fish on Friday. Thursday we had high wind and couldn’t get our trips out. That wind moved the bait and fish and messed up the temperature. Saturday, all was good. Both boats did very well. Were in for some very good Brown Trout fishing for the next month or so.
